Overview
- A CCD team from Iqbal Town engaged alleged robbers in Bhasin Village, Batapur, where three suspects identified as Samson Masih, Waqas Masih, and Zahid Masih died after being hit by accomplice fire, according to officials.
- Police say the Bhasin operation followed a raid to apprehend suspects wanted in robbery and other serious crimes.
- In a separate early‑morning pursuit near Chak 429/EB under Sheikh Fazil police, two suspects identified as Amjad and Arshad of Chak 517/EB were fatally shot by their accomplices during an exchange with officers.
- Bodies from the Lahore encounter were moved to the morgue for postmortem, and the Burewala fatalities were shifted to the THQ hospital for autopsy.
- Authorities report ongoing searches for fleeing suspects and note that accounts of the encounters are based on police statements, with the two Burewala deceased reportedly being brothers.