Chandigarh, Jan. 22 -- Punjab Police's ongoing anti-gangster drive, 'Operation Prahar', witnessed another encounter in the Amritsar rural area where a wanted murder accused was injured in a brief exchange of fire and later taken into custody.
This marked the sixth police encounter reported during the 72-hour special operation launched against organised crime networks.
According to senior police officials, the injured accused has been identified as Jaspal alias Bhatti, a resident of Hoshiarpur district. He had been absconding for nearly a year in connection with a murder case registered in Kapurthala. Despite sustained efforts, the accused had repeatedly evaded arrest before police received specific intelligence about his movement in the A...