Suspect Killed During Alleged Encounter Near Green Town
LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - September 20, 2026) A suspect in police custody was killed during an alleged encounter involving a Crime Control Department (CCD) team of Township, police said on Sunday.
According to police, the incident occurred near Green Town when the CCD team was taking the suspect, identified as Afzal, to a location for a recovery operation. Police sources said accomplices of the suspect attacked the police team, resulting in an exchange of fire. During the firing, Afzal was hit by gunfire allegedly fired by his own accomplices and died at the scene, police said. The accomplices managed to escape under the cover of darkness following the incident, according to police sources.
A team has been constituted to trace and apprehend the fleeing suspects. The body of the deceased was shifted to the morgue for a post-mortem examination, while further investigation into the incident was underway.
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