Dacoit killed in encounter.

HYDERABAD -- Hyderabad police claimed to have killed a dacoit wanted in more than 21 cases in an encounter here late Tuesday night. According to spokesman, an encounter was occurred in Latifabad unit 04 as armed dacoits started firing at patrolling police and in retaliatory fire a suspect identified as Himat Ali Malano was killed on the spot. In the initial investigation, it was found that the accused who was killed in the police encounter belonged to a notorious dacoit gang. The slain accused and his accomplices were active in motorcycle, cash snatching in different areas of Hyderabad, the spokesman claimed. The deceased accused, who belongs to...