Hyderabad, April 4, 2026 Two suspected drug dealers were arrested in separate encounters with policemen of Tando Yusuf and Hasri police stations. Police spokesman Inspector Shahid Usman informed here on Saturday that cops of Tando Yusuf police station spotted some suspects riding a motorcycle and signaled them to stop in Fateh Bagh area. But he added that the suspects tried to escape. opened fire on the police, who responded by shooting the suspects. He said one of the suspects, later identified as Jamshed Dolu Jatoi alias Jamshi, was shot during the gunfight while his unidentified accomplice managed to escape. The police found an unlicensed pistol in the possession of Jamshi, who was taken to Liaquat University Hospital for surgery.
Usman informed that the suspect has already been booked in 3 FIRs at Fulili Police Station. Another confrontation took place between policemen of Al-Husari Police Station and some suspected drug sellers on Al-Baghwa Road near the village of Nour Muhammad Solangi.
The spokesman claimed that the suspect, later identified as Ahsan Ali Jatoi, a resident of Khorshid town in Halanaka district, was shot in the leg during the exchange of gunfire. He added that the police succeeded in arresting the injured, but two of his companions escaped. He added that an unlicensed pistol was found in his possession.
Jatoi was later taken to LUH for surgery for his gunshot wound.
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