Punjab: Two miscreants, one ASI injured in police encounter in Bathinda

Police had received information that some suspects involved in the earlier liquor shop robbery were hiding in Paras Ram Nagar. Read further on Dynamite News

Bathinda: An encounter broke out between Bathinda police and suspected robbers on Monday, in which an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and two accused were injured.

According to the police, they had received information that some suspects involved in the earlier liquor shop robbery were hiding in Paras Ram Nagar. When questioned by the police, the suspects opened fire.

ASI Sukhpreet Singh was injured in the firing and was shot in the leg. The accused fled from the spot, following which the police put up blockades across the city. At one such check post, police officials spotted the suspects and tried to stop them.

However, the suspects again opened fire on the police. In retaliation, the police also opened fire, in which two accused were injured, both of whom were shot in the leg. One person was arrested on the spot.

Bathinda SSP Amneet Kondal said, "The accused first fired at two CIA police officers. In return, the police also fired. This gang is involved in the recent liquor shop robbery."

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, the Amritsar rural police on Monday arrested three men linked to UK-based gangsters. The arrested men -- Vijay Masih, Agraj Singh and Iqbal Singh -- are residents of Punjab's Tarn Taran district.

According to the police, the three were linked to UK-based internationals Dharampreet Singh (also known as Dharma Sandhu) and Jassa Patti. Both are originally residents of Tarn Taran.

During the arrest, the police recovered several weapons and other items, including "3 Glock pistols, 3 Beretta 30 bore pistols, 20 live cartridges (9 mm), 20 live cartridges (30 bore) 4 mobile phones and 1 Activa scooter", Punjab Director General of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav shared the news in an Instagram post.

Preliminary investigations reveal that the three were in touch with international crime groups and were involved in the movement of illegal weapons.

A case has been registered at the Lopoke Police Station, and further investigations are underway to unearth the entire network.