One of the two accused in the murder of an assistant sub-inspector of Punjab Police has been killed in an encounter, with the investigators probing his links with a Pakistan-based terrorist.
The accused, identified as Deepak Singh, a resident of Amritsar’s Mulchak, had chased and shot dead the senior police officer, Harjit Singh, along with his aide, on Friday. The police retaliated in self-defence, during which Deepak sustained bullet injuries. He was taken to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
They said they signalled two suspects on a scooter to stop at a police checkpoint at around 9.45 pm. Police said a .30 bore pistol, two magazines, eight live cartridges, a mobile phone, and a Honda Activa scooter allegedly used in the crime have been recovered.
Police said CCTV footage, technical inputs, tower-dump analysis, local intelligence and human sources were used to identify and trace the accused. They fired four rounds, prompting the police to retaliate in self-defence, a senior officer told reporters. The second accused managed to escape, and police teams are continuing efforts to trace him, the officer said.
