Amritsar temple blast suspect killed in police encounter
A suspect in the recent grenade attack on the Thakurdwara temple here was killed in an encounter with police at Airport Road on Monday.
He has been identified as Gursidak Singh.
Acting on a tip-off, the police set up barricades to intercept the suspects. However, the accused opened fire and the police retaliated, leading to the death of Gursidak.
Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said, “We received specific intelligence early this morning that the accused were spotted in the Rajasansi area. Special police teams, including those from CIA and Chheharta police, were deployed to nab them. When the Chheharta SHO tried to intercept the suspects, they abandoned their motorcycle and fired at the police."
During the exchange of fire, Head Constable Gurpreet Singh was hit in the arm, while a bullet grazed Inspector Amolak Singh’s turban. Another bullet struck a police vehicle. In self-defence, Inspector Vinod Kumar fired back, injuring Gursidak. Meanwhile, the other suspect escaped.
Both the injured cop and Gursidak were rushed to the civil hospital, where Gursidak succumbed to his injuries.
The police are investigating the possible connection of the attackers with Pakistan and the ISI. Further efforts are being made to track down the other suspect, said Bhullar.
