Karnal, Jan. 30 -- Days after a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader from Ambala was shot dead by armed assailants in Naraingarh, Haryana Police and special task force (STF), in a combined operation, shot dead one of the alleged shooters in an encounter in neighbouring Mullana town on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Sagar, a native of Shahzadpur town of Ambala district, inspector Deepender Singh of the STF said.

A team led by Singh, along with cops from Ambala, acting on a tip-off, raided Mullana to nab Sagar, who tried to flee after firing at them.

However, police followed him and was shot dead in retaliatory firing.

Inspector Singh said that a couple of shots were also fired on the team that was wearing bulletproof jackets and...