Three gangsters arrested after encounter in Punjab

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Press Trust of India Batala(Punjab)
Last Updated : Feb 19 2016 | 1:13 AM IST
Three alleged gangsters were arrested after a brief encounter with police here tonight.
Batala Senior Superintendent of Police Diljinder Singh Dhillon said that these gangsters were responsible for freeing one of their accomplice Atul Khatri from the police custody at Nawan Sehar on February 4.
They were identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Ladi, a resident of Sherkhan village in Ferozepur district, Arjun, a resident of Kapuri gate Batala and Heera, a resident of Kaalia village under sadar police station here.
Two pistols and 15 cartridges were seized from their possession.
He said that a police party of Nawan Sehar district chased the gangsters who were in Sports Utility Vehicle and cordoned them in the city area here.
One of them fired at police who returned the fire and after a brief encounter the gangsters were arrested.
A case has been registered in this connection by police here.
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First Published: Feb 19 2016 | 1:13 AM IST

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