Jalandhar, Feb. 19 -- The Jalandhar commissionerate police arrested a wanted criminal associated with the Kaushal Chaudhary and Davinder Bambiha gang following an encounter on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Narinder Dhir, alias Aakash, a resident of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, was wanted for the murder of gym trainer Gurpreet Singh in Kharar on February 2, 2025.

Commissioner of police Dhanpreet Kaur Randhawa said acting on a tip-off, police traced Narinder to the outskirts of the city on Wednesday afternoon.

She narrated that when police reached the scene to apprehend him, he opened fire and tried to speed away on a two-wheeler. Police also fired in retaliation. As Narinder tried to flee, he lost control of the vehicle and slipp...