Amritsar, Dec. 21 -- The accused behind two firing cases in Kot Khalsa was arrested after an encounter, Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Chandan Sharma (30), sustained a bullet injury in his leg. A Turkey-made Zigana 9mm pistol, which is banned in India, was seized from his possession, Bhullar said.

According to the police, Chandan had opened fire on Bikram Sharma, a resident of Kot Khalsa, leaving him with bullet injuries in both thighs on the night of December 13. Bikram had stated in his complaint that he had intervened in a street altercation during a jagrata (religious event) in New Adarsh Nagar following which he was targeted. An FIR was registered at Islamabad police ...