India, May 26 -- Four men were arrested in connection with the murder of Shiromani Akali Dal councillor Harjinder Singh in Amritsar on Sunday, Punjab Police chief Gaurav Yadav said on Monday.

One of the accused sustained a bullet injury in retaliatory action after he opened fire at the police team during the encounter on Monday.

"In a major breakthrough, Amritsar commissionerate police dismantles an organised crime network linked to the foreign-based Kishan Gang. Within eight hours, four gang operatives were arrested, leading to the swift resolution of the murder case of Harjinder Singh, alias Bahman, (municipal councillor, Jandiala Guru)," Director General of Police Gauarv Yadav said in a post on X.

"During a chase near Fatahpur, accu...