Karnal, Sept. 11 -- Three of four assailants, accused of their alleged involvement in firing at a liquor vend on September 2, were taken into police custody after they were injured in a shootout with police teams in Kurukshetra and Karnal, while the fourth man was arrested.

They were identified as Ravi, Prince and Mohit, all residents of Karnal district and Shunti, a native of Kurukshetra.

Police said that while Ravi was injured during a shootout with Kurukshetra police on Wednesday, Prince and Mohit also received bullet injuries in exchange of fire with Karnal police on Tuesday.

Inspector Mohan Lal, CIA-2 in-charge, Kurukshetra, said that Shunti from Kunwar Kheri village, is the prime accused in the firing at liquor vend of Karnal, on...