Overview
- Officials said DSP Paras Bakhrani and DSP Zahoor Soomro were shot during hours-long fighting in the Syed Manchar Shah area, and four other policemen were injured.
- Authorities gave conflicting tallies of slain suspects, with some reports citing six and others nine, while one wounded suspect was taken into custody.
- The raid followed an investigation into a Rs2.6 million cash theft in Anaj Mandi that traced alleged culprits to the outskirts locality.
- Police used armored carriers and drones, reported recovering weapons, and alleged the local gang had links to riverine bandits involved in kidnappings and robberies.
- Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah praised the officers, ordered intensified operations, and arranged medical support including an air ambulance for the injured DSPs.