SUKKUR: Ten suspected gang members were killed and four policemen, including two deputy superintendents of police, critically wounded during an intense gun battle in Shikarpur’s Manchhar area on Tuesday, according to officials.
A police statement said City DSP Paras Bakhrani, Garhi Yasin DSP Zahoor Soomro and two constables sustained serious injuries when armed suspects opened fire on a police team conducting a raid. The team had travelled to the area after receiving information regarding a group allegedly involved in robbing Rs2.6 million from a grain trader in Shikarpur’s Anaj Mandi a day earlier.
Shikarpur SSP Shahzaib Chachar told reporters that the suspects, accompanied by several heavily armed associates, were challenged by the police but immediately responded with “indiscriminate fire”. A prolonged exchange ensued, during which 10 suspects were shot dead while the surviving members of the group managed to flee.
He added that reinforcements were called in and adjoining villages were cordoned off. A house-to-house search operation was under way to track down the remaining suspects. Eight of the deceased were identified as Gul Mohammad, his sons Shahzado alias Shaddo and Shahmore, his brother Sajid, and Imdad, Ayaz and Owais, all belonging to the Shaikh community, along with Ghulam Mohammad, son of Sadiq Bakhrani. Two bodies remained unidentified.
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The injured policemen were shifted to Sukkur’s Ziauddin Hospital for treatment. Sukkur DIG (retired Capt) Faisal Abdullah Chachar and Sukkur SSP Azhar Khan Mughal visited the wounded officers and issued instructions for their care. Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar also directed that all medical facilities be provided, praising the police team’s bravery and reaffirming the government’s support for ongoing operations against criminal gangs in the district.
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MPA Faryal Talpur telephoned DSP Bakhrani to inquire after her health, commending her “unparalleled bravery”. Doctors said the officer had suffered bullet wounds to the chest and abdomen. Sindh IGP Ghulam Nabi Memon arranged for Police Surgeon Dr Fiza Jafri to fly from Karachi to supervise surgery, while an air ambulance was placed on standby for possible transfer.
A late-evening update indicated DSP Bakhrani’s condition was stable. Meanwhile, police said efforts were continuing to identify and locate the remaining bodies of the two unidentified suspects killed in the encounter.
