Three pro-Khalistani terrorists, who attacked a police outpost in Gurdaspur, killed in an encounter
New Delhi/IBNS: Three pro-Khalistani terrorists were on Monday killed in an encounter with police in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit, media reports said.
The terrorists were killed during a joint operation by Uttar Pradesh and Punjab police.
The accused, who have been gunned down, have been identified as Gurvinder Singh (25), Virender Singh (23) and Jaspreet Singh (18).
Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh | An encounter took place between a joint team of Uttar Pradesh Police and Punjab Police and three criminals who had thrown grenades at a police post in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab were injured. Later, the three criminals were declared dead. Two AK… pic.twitter.com/3aRCPKNUP5
— ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2024
All three were the residents of Punjab's Gurdaspur.
They were accused of attacking a police post in Gurdaspur with a grenade.
When the cops tried to arrest the three, the accused had opened fire.
SP Pilibhit Avinash Pandey said as quoted by The Times of India, "A team of Punjab police approached SHO Puranpur police station and informed them that a few terrorists from Punjab who attacked a police outpost are hiding in the Puranpur area.
"Immediately, I was informed, and we started an intensive search operation and barricaded all the routes in the district."
Two rifles and the same number of Glock pistols have been recovered from the three, NDTV reported.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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