- By Aashish Vashistha
- Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:53 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Pilibhit Encounter: Three pro-Khalistani terrorists, who were wanted for their involvement in a grenade attack on Punjab Police post in Gurdaspur district, were killed in a joint encounter involving the Punjab Police and Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit.
Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh | An encounter took place between a joint team of Uttar Pradesh Police and Punjab Police and three criminals who had thrown grenades at a police post in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab were injured. Later, the three criminals were declared dead. Two AK… pic.twitter.com/3aRCPKNUP5
— ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2024
The accused Gurwinder Singh, Virendra Singh, and Jasanpreet Singh, were affiliated with the banned group Khalistan Commando Force. They were killed in a joint encounter.
A team from Punjab Police alerted the Pilibhit Police about three accused located in the Puranpur area under their jurisdiction. Acting on this tip-off, the authorities launched an operation after receiving further intelligence about the presence of three men carrying suspicious items.
The police cornered the accused, and an encounter took place in the early hours of Monday. During the operation, the three suspects were killed. The police also seized two AK-47 rifles, two pistols, and several live rounds from their possession.
"In a major breakthrough against a #Pak-sponsored Khalistan Zindabad Force(KZF) terror module, a joint operation of UP Police and Punjab Police has led to an encounter with three module members who fired at the police party. This terror module is involved in grenade attacks at police establishments in border areas of Punjab," Gaurav Yadav, DGP Punjab Police posted on X, formerly Twitter.
In a major breakthrough against a #Pak-sponsored Khalistan Zindabad Force(KZF) terror module, a joint operation of UP Police and Punjab Police has led to an encounter with three module members who fired at the police party.
— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) December 23, 2024
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"The encounter has taken place in the jurisdiction of PS Puranpur, Pilibhit, between the joint police teams of Pilibhit & Punjab and the three module members are involved in the grenade attack on a police post in #Gurdaspur. The injured persons have been immediately taken to CHC Puranpur for urgent medical treatment. Investigations are in progress to unveil the entire terror module," he added.
Earlier on Friday morning, an explosion reportedly took place at an abandoned police post in the Kalanaur sub-division of Gurdaspur district. Despite the heightened police presence in the area at the time, the blast caused no casualties or damage to property.