Gangster injured, 2 others arrested following encounter in Hisar

A gangster received a bullet injury while two others were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police after an encounter near Talwandi Rana village of Hisar on Sunday night.

Police said the injured gangster has been identified as Mandeep Gurjar, a resident of Talwandi Rana.

The STF arrested Naveen and Golu, also residents of the same village. Mandeep has been admitted to civil hospital.

The STF had been chasing the gangsters after the incident of attempted extortion on May 25, when three bike-borne criminals opened fire outside a liquor shop in Talwandi Rana. They had demanded Rs 5 lakh as extortion. They had also fired shots in the village before fleeing. According to the police, the same group of criminals was planning another attack on the liquor shop when they were intercepted by the STF.

Acting on a tip-off, a team headed by STF in-charge Anoop Singh reached the canal area where the suspects were hiding. The criminals began firing when the STF asked them to surrender.

The police said a bullet hit the bulletproof jacket of SI Pradeep, saving him from injury. In retaliatory fire, Mandeep was shot in the leg and all three were eventually overpowered.

Police recovered four weapons and several cartridges from the accused.