Ludhiana, April 15 -- The Khanna police have arrested seven members of a gang involved in an attempted robbery at a grocery store. Two of the accused were apprehended following an encounter with the police, officials confirmed on Sunday.

According to senior superintendent of police (SSP) Khanna Jyoti Yadav Bains, the robbers had attempted to loot a grocery store on April 8 and had opened fire during the heist attempt. Acting swiftly on intelligence inputs, police teams began tracking the culprits.

The arrested accused have been identified as Vikramjeet Singh, alias Chhinda, Deepak, alias Deepi - residents of Dugri, Ludhiana; Gurdeep Singh, alias Deepi, resident of Tangrala, Fatehgarh Sahib; Abhimanyu, alias Mannu, a resident of Basant N...