LAHORE: At least two police personnel were martyred in exchange of fire as they intercepted an armed robbery bid in the Manga Mandi area of the city on Tuesday.
The Lahore’s chief police official confirmed the dismal development, saying the police team reached the scene upon information of an ongoing robbery. When they intercepted the bid the armed robbers opened fire on the police team.
The Lahore CCPO said the police team encountered the armed robbers as they fled the scene and in exchange of fire at least two were martyred conceding fatal bullet wounds.
Constables Adil and Ebad are the martyred police personnel who were martyred near Manga Bypass while intruding the robbery.