Zaheer Malik
Kandhkot
Kashmore police claimed to have killed three hardened criminals of Sabzoi gang in an encounter within the limits of Katcha area on Saturday afternoon.
According to police headquarters Kashmore, the encounter took place in the river in area of Ghouspur between police and alleged dacoits. The district police said that they carried out an operation in the katcha area and cordoned off the entire Durani Mahar near Ghouspur on tip off.
To seeing the police party, the dacoits opened Indiscriminate firing on police personnel, on retaliation police party also fired on them as a result three notorious dacoits identified Takkar Sabzoi the leader of the gang, Jaagan Sabzoi and Saabu Sabzoi were killed during the operation police claimed. Upon contacting with Kashmore Police Chief Amjad Ahmed Sheikh said that on directives from IGP Sindh, Kashmore police launched massive operation against the hardened criminals especially who had been ransacked the area with evil design last for several decades.
He said on receiving credible information about their presence in Durani Mahar the Katcha area they constituted a special force team with heavy weapons and cordoned off the whole area where they were hidden. He said adding that they were involved in countless crimes such as murderers, kidnapping for ransom, highway robberies and attacks at police. Replying to query he said it is quite possible that their other accomplices were also injured and police have launched a hunt to catch them.
On a question he replied the operations will be continued till eliminating of criminal activities especially from Katcha area. However the police have shifted the bodies to morgue for postmortem. It is pertinent to add here with tightening security and various raids the law and order situation of in Kashmore improved manifold.
The citizens are happy with the security and law situation and cooperate with security forces in identification of the problem makers.
