Karachi cops claim killing three kidnappers in encounter

KARACHI:Karachi police claimed to have killed three kidnappers in an encounter in Steel Town area of the city Tuesday morning.

According to the police, those killed were identified as Shehbaz, Nazir and Mansoor. The accused belonged to an inter-provincial gang who used to kidnap people for ransom. They were also wanted to police in Multan and Khanewal in Punjab in connection with the same crime. The police also claimed to have recovered from them a car snatched from a citizen in Baloch Colony.