Amritsar (Punjab): Police in Punjab shot dead an arrested gangster in an exchange of fire while he was trying to flee in Amritsar's Jandiala Guru area on Wednesday morning.
Amritpal Singh (22), arrested on Tuesday, was taken to Jandiala Guru for the recovery of two kg of heroin. He fired at the police team from a pistol hidden there while in handcuffs and tried to flee, officials said. "During interrogation on Tuesday, he disclosed that he had hidden two kg of heroin. We brought him here to recover the narcotics," Senior Superintendent of Police of Amritsar (Rural) Satinder Singh said.
Amritpal, however, did not disclose that he had hidden a weapon there, the police officer said. While the police were seizing the two kg of heroin, Amritpal took out a 9 mm pistol and opened fire, leaving one official injured. Another official had a narrow escape as a bullet pierced through his turban, the SSP said.
Amritpal was allegedly involved in at least four murders and two attempted murder cases, the police officer added.
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