Ludhiana, June 11 -- The Khanna police have arrested a theft accused after an encounter on Tuesday. The accused, Arun Kumar, had recently stolen wedding items from the house of a poor family in Kartar Nagar of Khanna. He was caught after being injured in police firing during a recovery operation.

During questioning, Kumar, a resident of Kabza Factory Road, Khanna, told the police that he had hidden the stolen goods in an abandoned building near the Military Ground, Khanna.

SHO Tarvinder Bedi and his team took the accused to the location to recover the stolen items. But as they reached the site, Arun suddenly pulled out a country-made pistol hidden in a corner and fired at the police team. He tried to escape, but SHO Bedi fired back with...