Bathinda, May 5 -- An encounter broke out between Bathinda police and suspected robbers on Monday, leaving an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and two accused injured.

According to police, they received information that some suspects involved in a previous liquor shop robbery were hiding in Paras Ram Nagar. On being questioned by the police, the suspects opened fire. ASI Sukhpreet Singh was injured in the firing and received a bullet wound on his leg.

The accused fled the scene, after which police set up checkpoints across the city. At one such checkpoint, the police officials spotted the suspects and tried to stop them. However, the suspects again fired at the police. In retaliation, the police fired back, injuring two of the accused, bot...