Three associates of Landa Harike nabbed in brief encounter
Atul Soni, DSP said that they had shot at farmer, Satnam Singh, in Makhu
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Tarn Taran police have arrested three operatives of gangster turned terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa Harike after a brief encounter.
One of them was injured in the incident. He suffered bullet injury in the leg and was admitted in the hospital. He was identified a Jaskaran Singh while other two were Harminder singh and Harman Singh.
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Atul Soni, DSP said that they had shot at a farmer, Satnam Singh, in Makhu. The police got a tip off that they were in Tarn Taran area following which they were intercepted at a naka.
But the accused took their vehicle in the field and started firing at the police party. In retaliatory fire in self defense, Jaskaran was injured. The police recovered a pistol from their possession.
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