Archive · 18 Jan 2026
Two Murder Accused Arrested in Jalandhar Encounter
Two men, Chandra Shekhar and Jaspal Singh, were arrested in Jalandhar, Punjab, after a police encounter.
They were wanted for the murder of a 26-year-old man named Kesar Dhami, which happened near a university on January 16.
The police had information that the accused had hidden their weapons near the university and were planning to retrieve them.
When the police tried to stop them, the accused opened fire, and one bullet hit a police vehicle.
The police then arrested them after a brief exchange of fire.
Two accused, Chandra Shekhar and Jaspal Singh, were arrested in Jalandhar after a police encounter.
They were wanted for the murder of Kesar Dhami, a 26-year-old man, on January 16 near Sant Baba Bhag Singh University.
Police had information that the accused had hidden their weapons near the university and were planning to retrieve them.
When the police tried to stop the accused, they opened fire, and one bullet hit a police vehicle.
The accused suffered bullet injuries during the crossfire and were subsequently arrested.
- Who
- Chandra Shekhar and Jaspal Singh
- What
- Arrest of two murder accused after an encounter
- When
- Sunday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Jalandhar Rural, Punjab
- Why
- Accused were wanted for the murder of Kesar Dhami and attempted to flee after retrieving hidden weapons
- Accused Names
- Chandra Shekhar and Jaspal Singh
- Victim Name
- Kesar Dhami
- Victim Age
- 26
- Murder Date
- January 16
- Location of Murder
- Near Sant Baba Bhag Singh University
- Location of Encounter
- Jalandhar Rural
- Police Officer Involved
- Senior Superintendent of Police Harvinder Singh Virk