Two Nihang Sikhs were killed, while two police personnelwere seriously injured in an encounter today at the Singhpura (Bhikhiwind)village in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, late in the evening.
The two ''Nihangs'', identified as Mehatab Singh andGurdev Singh, were wanted in a murder case at Nanded Sahib Sach Khand Sri HazurSahib in Maharashtra.
As per information, the mobile location of the Nihangs wastraced in Sursingh village, after which the Nanded Police alerted the Punjab Policeand a team of two SHOs were sent to nab them.
It was after the accused attacked the two SHOs of Valtohaand Khemkaran police stations with swords, leaving them critically injured, aheavy police force was called on the spot.
After that an encounter broke out between the accused andpolice personnel in which the two ''Nihangs'' were shot dead and Bhikhiwind DSPRajbir Singh had a narrow escape.
Meanwhile, both the SHOs namely Balwinder Singh andNarinder Singh had been undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Amritsar.