Most wanted Punjab gangster and aides shot dead in encounter
Chandigar, Jan 27 (IBNS) : Punjab’s most wanted gangster Harjinder Singh, alias Vicky Gounder, and his key aide Prema Lahoria were killed in an encounter on Friday evening near the Punjab-Rajasthan border, media reports said quoting police.
A third gangster, Sukhpreet Singh, was also shot during encounter and he later succumbed to his injuries. Lakhwinder Singh, another member of the gang, was arrested.
The operation was led by the State Crime Control Unit of Punjab police, assisted by the Rajasthan police.
Two police officers- a sub-inspectgor and an assistant sub-inspector, were injured in the shootout. They have been admitted to hospital.
Gounder, who had led the Nabha jailbreak with five other prisoners in November 2016, continued to elude police. He allegedly killed three rival gang members in April last year in Gurdaspur.
He was also the prime accused in the murder of rival Sukha Kahlwan when the latter was being taken to jail from court under police escort.
Gounder was wanted in at least 15 cases of murder, kidnapping and robbery in north India.
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