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Punjab Cop Murder Accused Killed In Encounter, Terror Link Probed
Police say a man named Deepak Singh was involved in the shooting of police officer Harjit Singh.
Harjit Singh was shot while working in a market in Punjab.
Police later found two suspects riding a scooter.
They say the suspects fired first when officers told them to stop.
Police returned fire, and Deepak was badly injured.
He died after being taken to a hospital.
The other suspect escaped and is still being sought.
Investigators are also checking whether a terrorist in Pakistan offered money for the shooting.
Deepak Singh, accused in the killing of Punjab Police officer Harjit Singh, was killed in a police encounter.
Police said two suspects fired four rounds at a checkpoint around 9:45 p.m., prompting retaliatory fire.
The second accused escaped, while police recovered a .30 bore pistol, ammunition, a phone and a scooter.
Investigators used CCTV, technical inputs, tower-dump analysis and intelligence to trace the accused.
Authorities are probing an alleged offer of money from a Pakistan-based terrorist to carry out the attack.
- Who
- Deepak Singh was killed; Harjit Singh was the police officer who was shot; a second accused remains at large.
- What
- An accused in Harjit Singh’s murder was killed in a police encounter, while investigators examine a possible Pakistan-based terror link.
- Where
- The shooting occurred at the Bhagtanwala grain market; Deepak Singh was identified as a resident of Mulchak in Amritsar.
- When
- Harjit Singh was killed on Friday around midnight; police confronted the suspects at about 9:45 p.m., with the exact encounter date not specified.
- Why
- Police say the suspects fired at officers during an attempted stop; investigators are examining whether a Pakistan-based terrorist offered money for the attack.
Police Account
Investigation Status
Encounter circumstances
Police Account
Police said the two suspects fired four rounds after being signalled to stop, so officers fired back in self-defence.
Investigation Status
The article reports the police account but provides no independent account of the encounter.
Pakistan-based connection
Police Account
Investigators say information emerging from the case suggests a Pakistan-based terrorist offered money for the attack.
Investigation Status
The connection remains under investigation and is presented as an allegation, not an established fact.
Key facts
- Accused killed
- Deepak Singh
- Murder victim
- Assistant sub-inspector Harjit Singh of Punjab Police
- Second accused
- Escaped and is being traced by police teams
- Recovered items
- .30 bore pistol, two magazines, eight live cartridges, mobile phone and Honda Activa scooter
- Investigation methods
- CCTV footage, technical inputs, tower-dump analysis, local intelligence and human sources
- Possible terror link
- Investigators are probing an alleged connection to a Pakistan-based terrorist
- Shooting location
- Bhagtanwala grain market
Quotes
Gaurav Yadav
Punjab Director General of Police who inspected the crime scene and briefed reporters
“A single bullet struck him from behind, slightly towards the back of the neck”
NDTV
Sources
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