Mohali cops nab 4 gangsters in Panchkula encounter

Tribune News Service

Mohali, April 26

Four members of a gang were arrested by the Mohali police during a brief encounter at Billa village in Panchkula this morning. A cop sustained injuries as a bullet hit his left leg.

The arrested gangsters have been identified as Harsimran, alias Simu, a resident of Narayangarh, Dhruvmohan Garg, a resident of Ghaziabad, Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, a resident of Dera Bassi, and Gurcharan Singh, a resident of Paarwala village near Raipur Rani. The police have also recovered two country-made pistols, six live cartridges, two magazines and two empty shells from the gangsters.

The injured cop, Head Constable Raspreet Singh, had managed to nab one of the gangsters despite getting a bullet injury. Raspreet was initially admitted to the Civil Hospital in Panchkula, from where he was referred to the GMCH-32 in Chandigarh. He would undergo an operation at the Chandigarh hospital.

According to information, the incident took place around 6 am when a police team comprising 10 cops, led by SHO Rajnish Choudhary of Phase VIII police station, went to Ramgarh village, Panchkula. The police had received a tip-off that four gangsters involved in an attempt-to-murder case registered in Mohali were hiding in a house.

The police team reached the village and surround the area where the gangster were hiding in a rented accommodation. On seeing cops, the gangsters opened fire. However, the police managed to nab three gangsters and when Raspreet tried to nab the fourth, who was trying to flee, the gangster fired at the cop. The bullet hit the cop’s left leg. Despite getting injured, Raspreet managed to nab the fleeing gangster after a brief chase.

“It took us around 25 minutes to nab all four gangsters. Two rounds were fired in the operation, all by them. A bullet hit my left leg. I am happy I was still able to nab one of them. I am totally fine now,” said Raspreet Singh.

*Were facing murder bid charge in Mohali

DSP Ramandeep said, “The gangsters were involved in an attempt-to-murder case as they had opened fire on a milkman in Mohali in March this year. Since then, the police have been looking for them.”

In March this year, Kamalpreet Singh (23), a milkman, was injured when three unidentified persons attacked him with a sword and opened fire at him.

The incident had occurred when Kamalpreet was delivering milk in the HIG flats at Phase IX. In the meantime, three persons came on a Splendor bike and one of them opened fire on the victim.

A case was registered under Sections 307, 34 of the IPC and relevant sections of the Arms Act at the Phase VIII police station on March 11.

To be produced in court today

Senior officials of the Panchkula police, led by Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohit Handa, also reached the site and arrested the four gangsters. A case was registered against them under Sections 186, 188, 332, 353, 307 and 34 of the IPC and the Arms Act at the Chandimandir police station. The gangsters will be produced in a court on Monday.