1 dacoit killed, 2 flee as citizen allegedly fires at them.

Byline: Israr Ahmad

Rawalpindi/islamabad -- A dacoit was killed while two others managed to escape with Rs15 million in cash after a citizen fired at them with a pistol during a dacoity near Mall Plaza here on Monday, informed sources.

A fleeing dacoit also sustained bullet injury in the foot, they said. Police took the dead body of the dacoit besides seizing two pistols from the deceased, sources said.

The incident took place within limits of Police Station Cantt.

However, a police spokesman claimed the dacoit died of firing of his accomplices.

According to sources, a citizen namely Nehmat Khan arrived in Mall Plaza for exchanging US dollars by parking his car in a square adjacent with Fleshman Hotel. They said the citizen was heading towards his car having a cash of Rs15 million in a bag when three dacoits riding on a motorcycle intercepted him in the square. The dacoit snatched cash from him and were riding on motorcycle to flee when the citizen whipped out his pistol and opened firing on the dacoits killing one on the spot while injuring another, sources said. However, the two dacoits managed to flee on motorcycle with the cash they snatched from the citizen.

A heavy contingent of police led by Station House Officer Cantt Ahsan Kiyani rushed to crime scene and took the dead body into custody besides recording statements of the eyewitnesses and the victim citizen as part of investigation. Police investigators recovered two pistols that are believed to be of the dead dacoit.

'I am loaded with a pistol having all Pakistan license. I am satisfied that I have shot dead a dacoit and injured the other one who snatched my cash from me,' sources quoted Nehmat Khan, the victim, as sharing with the police investigators on crime scene.

Later, the dead body of the dacoit was moved to District Headquarters Hospital for autopsy. The identity of the dacoit was yet to be ascertained by the investigators, sources mentioned.

Meanwhile, a police spokesman shared a message with media men claiming the robber was shot dead by his...