The outlaws stormed Gambat railway station in Khairpur district of Sindh and took the station staff as hostage and forced them to surrender cash and other valuables.
The dacoits opened fire on resistance and injured a point man at the railway station.
Police, after being reported of the incident, rushed to the crime scene.
The injured has been shifted to the Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) hospital for medical attendance, a police official said.
The gangs of bandits operating in the Katcha area of Sindh’s northern districts are involved in rampant killings, kidnapping for ransom, and other heinous crimes in the region.
Police and Rangers in a joint operation in the Katcha area of Ghotki yesterday arrested a facilitator of Chandi Shari, Morio Shar gangs of bandits.
Accused Fahim was working for facilitation of the bandit gangs in crimes, a Rangers spokesman said.
“Four SMGs with magazines and 500 rounds of sub-machine guns were recovered from the arrested man,” according to a spokesman.
Five mobile phones and a tractor snatched from the Sui Southern Gas Company’s (SSGC) staff were also recovered.
Earlier, in a raid in the Shikarpur Katcha area, a gangster was killed, and three others were injured.
Three hostages were recovered during the operation. The hostages freed in the operation were identified as Shakeel Bahalkani, Liaquat Bahalkan, and Zameer Meerani.
The Katcha area has been notorious for its lawlessness, as bandits armed with sophisticated weapons pose a challenge to law enforcement agencies.
The area along the banks of the Indus River remains a hotbed of criminals due to its difficult terrain posing a formidable challenge to authorities despite numerous operations to combat criminal activities.
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