SHIKARPUR: Five bandits killed in an encounter with police near Manchhar Shah graveyard in Shikapur, police said on Tuesday.SSP Shahzeb Chachar has said that in a police operation five suspected bandits were killed while four police officials including DSP City Zahoor Soomro sustained injuries in the shootout.Five suspects died in exchange of fire have been identified as Shahmore Shaikh, Imdad Shaikh, Shahzad Shaikh and others, police said.Officials said that the operation was launched presence of bandits reported in the area. “Bandits opened indiscriminate firing over police and five of them died in the police retaliatory fire”.“Police contingents have cordoned of Manchhar Shah and adjoining areas and operation has been underway with the armored carriers and drones,” according to officials.