Mohali, July 21 -- A key operative of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror outfit has been injured during an encounter with Mohali Police, said officials.

According to the police, the accused, identified as Gurpreet alias Gopi, was shot after an exchange of nearly five rounds of gunfire.

Acting on the instructions of Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda, Gurpreet was actively involved in criminal and terror-related activities, Mohali Police said.

On Sunday, Counter-Intelligence (CI), Patiala and State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Mohali of Punjab Police nabbed three BKI operatives involved in grenade attacks on police posts at Badshahpur.

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