MARDAN: A proclaimed offender was shot and killed in a gunfight with police in Mardan on Saturday.
A police spokesperson said that a team of police personnel from the City, Shahbazgarhi, Toru, Saro Shah, and Garhi Kapura police stations conducted a joint operation in the New Janabad area of Mardan to arrest the wanted accused Salman alias Limbo. The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the City Police Station.
During the raid, he started firing on the police. In retaliatory firing, police shot and killed the proclaimed offender. The gunfight lasted for 15 minutes.
Convicted accused Salman alias Limbo son of Muhammad Gul and resident of Bagh Irum, Mardan, was wanted the police in more than 10 serious nature cases including attempted murder, robbery, dacoity, theft and drug trafficking.
The police also recovered a pistol from his possession.
On the instructions of DPO Mardan Zahoor Babar Afridi, actions against law-breaking elements will continue without discrimination, it added.
