Kapurthala, July 12 -- An accused, wanted in a recent shooting incident at the toll plaza, suffered a gunshot injury during an encounter with Kapurthala police in Dhilwan Mand area on Friday, officials said.

The accused has been identified as Ramandeep Singh alias Ramma and was injured when he tried to escape from police custody when taken for recovery of arms and ammunition.

Senior superintendent of police Gaurav Toora said the injured accused is presently under medical observation at Kapurthala civil hospital after one of the bullets pierced his leg.

On May 25, unidentified miscreants opened fire at employees when asked to pay tax at the Dhilwan toll plaza on the Jalandhar-Amritsar national highway.

Toora said a special investigatio...