TARN TARAN, July 22 -- The Tarn Taran police on Sunday night arrested an alleged gangster associated with the Landa Harike gang along with illegal weapons after an encounter at Bhullar village of the district, officials said on Monday. The arrested accused was identified as Gurlal Singh, a resident of Rajoke, who was injured in the encounter. Cops recovered a 9mm Glock pistol (made in Austria) with a magazine and 20 live rounds from the accused, police said. SSP Deepak Pareek said on July 15, cops arrested Gurbir Singh of Rajoke village near Jamarae village with weapons. "During the investigation, he revealed that he, along with his accomplice Gurlal, was working under the directions of foreign-based gangster Yadvinder Singh alias Yada, a resident of Chamba Kalan. They were making ransom calls to the residents of Tarn Taran district and were in direct contact with Lakhbir Singh alias Landa Harike and Satnam Singh alias Satta Naushera, both notorious foreign-based gangsters," SSP said. "Tarn Taran police nominated Gurlal in the FIR and on Sunday night, police intercepted the accused Gurlal," he said. When the police tried to stop him near Bhullar village, he pulled out a pistol and fired two rounds at the police party. "In retaliatory firing, Gurlal was hit in the right leg. He was admitted to Tarn Taran civil hospital for treatment," the SSP said. In another incident, the district police busted a module smuggling weapons through drones across the border and arrested one accused with five foreign-made pistols. The arrested accused was identified as Surjit Singh, a resident of Bhaini Rajputan village of Amritsar district. Five foreign-made pistols (.30-bore PX5) along with five magazines were recovered from his possession, said Pareek....