Jalandhar, Dec. 26 -- Two hardcore criminals wanted in the double murder case in Batala have been apprehended following an encounter with Jalandhar commissionerate police on Thursday, officials said.

Accused identified as Arshdeep Singh of Nawan Naushera village of Gurdaspur district and Tejbir Singh of Kot Budha village in Batala suffered bullet injuries in the police action on the outskirts of Jalandhar city on Bulandpur road, police added.

Jalandhar commissioner of police Dhanpreet Kaur Randhawa said in the preliminary investigation, it came to fore that both the accused were the main shooters involved in the sensational twin murder at Batala on October 10.

On October 10, two youths identified as Sarabjit Singh Kaka and Kanav Mahaja...