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Ludhiana: There has been news of an encounter between youths facing criminal cases and the police. During this encounter, the accused was shot in the leg, who has been taken into custody and admitted to the hospital for treatment. ADCP Amandeep Singh Brar said that the CIA team was patrolling in village Dhanansu area.
When the team led by Sub Inspector Gurpreet Singh reached near Cycle Valley, the police stopped a motorcycle. The suspect was identified as Gulab Singh, resident of Haider Kumkal village. Meanwhile, as soon as he got the opportunity, the accused opened fire on the police. To defend itself, the police party retaliated by firing two rounds. During the encounter, Gulab Singh was shot in the leg and was admitted to Civil Hospital, Ludhiana for treatment. After the information, FSL team reached the spot and inspected the incident site. The team recovered an illegal 32 bore pistol, two empty cartridges and a motorcycle from the spot.
ADCP said that an FIR has been registered against the accused and investigation has been started. According to the police, Gulab has a criminal background. There are four cases registered against him in Ludhiana. The accused has been declared a fugitive in the liquor smuggling case. Recently the accused had also kidnapped a person from Shahkot. The police was searching for the accused in that case.