Jalandhar, May 20 -- A gangster linked to the Dilpreet Baba gang was injured in a police encounter with Jalandhar Rural Police near Kalra village in Adampur.

The accused has been identified as Paramjit Singh alias Pamma, a resident of Binjon village, Hoshiarpur. He is reportedly involved in more than 15 criminal cases.

According to police officials, a team led by DSP (Detective) Inderjit Singh set up a checkpoint at Kalra village based on a tip-off.

On spotting the police, the accused tried to flee and opened fire. In retaliation, the police fired back, injuring him in the leg.

SSP (Rural) Harvinder Singh Virk also arrived at the scene following the encounter. Two pistols and a large quantity of narcotics were recovered from the accus...