KASUR: A suspect under police custody was shot dead in an alleged police encounter near Khudian area here late Sunday night, police said.

The security authorities reacted by shooting at arrested suspect Riffat Baba?s accomplices when they opened fire in an attempt to help him escape.

However, the arrestee was killed by the police?s retaliatory firing.

Riffat Baba had reportedly shot dead a journalist a few days back and was involved in 14 cases.

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The encounter occurred after law enforcers chased a suspect who was freed from police custody by his accomplices

Two alleged robbers killed in police encounter

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On the other hand, an alleged police encounter near Gujranwala?s Awan Chowk led to two dacoits being killed when their accomplices shot at a police van, a police spokesperson stated.

While being transported in a police mobile to recover weapons, the two suspects? accomplices opened fire, to which the police responded with reactionary gunfire, the spokesperson added. Amid the chaos, both arrestees got killed by their own accomplices? firing.

The accomplices, however, managed to escape.