Gangster with Rs 5L bounty shot in Karnal

Parveen Arora
Tribune News Service
Karnal, March 23

A wanted gangster, Jabra, alias Jabar Singh, was shot dead in an encounter with the police near Bada Gaon village in the district today. A policeman was wounded in the exchange of fire.

Jabra, 28, a resident of Ladwa, was wanted in more than 12 cases of murder, loot, dacoity and attempt to murder in Karnal and Kurukshetra districts, and carried a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh.

In the shootout, a policeman wearing a bulletproof jacket suffered injuries and was admitted to a hospital, where he was stated to be out of danger. Jabra was wanted for the murders of Suresh, alias Babli, former sarpanch of Anjanthali village, and Vikas, alias Pintu, a resident of Dadupur. Babli was shot dead on July 29, 2018, at his village, while Vikas was gunned down on January 17 on National Highway-44. Jabra had jumped parole after being convicted in another murder case in Kurukshetra.

SP Surinder Singh Bhoria said the gangster tried to flee towards the jungles of Bada Gaon on a seeing a check-point set up following a tip-off. During a pursuit on Bada Gaon-Mughal Majra road, the gangster’s vehicle got stuck in a drain. “Jabra opened fired on the police team, injuring a cop. Jabra suffered a bullet injury in the shootout and was taken to hospital, where he was declared brought dead,” the SP said.

The SP said the gangster was asked to surrender, but he opened fire at the police. The matter was being investigated under the supervision of magistrate, he said.

The family members had been informed and the post-mortem would be conducted tomorrow, he added.