Amritsar SSP Satinder Singh revealed more details about the Jandiala encounter that resulted in Amritpal Singh alias Amri’s death. An encounter gangsters took place today at Dharar canal in Jandiala, Amritsar. It has come to fore that the slain gangster was an associate of notorious gangster Harpreet Singh a.k.a. Happy Jat. SSP also informed that Amritpal was accused in a case of four murders.
The SSP said that he was arrested yesterday, his name is Amritpal Singh Amri alias Amri, a resident of village Bhangwa. He claimed to have hidden a stash of heroin somewhere. Acting on this information the police took the accused to spot where he had claimed to hid the drugs. He had also stashed a live weapon at the spot. He fired at the police, one of whom was shot in the leg and the other was shot in the turban. The accused attempted to escape while handcuffed, prompting the police to open fire. The gangster was killed in the firing.
While giving information to the media, Senior Superintendent of Police Satinder Singh said that one of the bullets hit a police officer in the turban. The bullet went in and came out the other end of his turban but he escaped harm.
The SSP said that the slain gangster was arrested yesterday. He was identified as Amritpal Singh alias Amri, a resident of village Bhangwa. SSP Satinder Singh also revealed that Amri was an associate of notorious gangster Hardeep Singh a.k.a Happy Jat.
SSP informed that he was handcuffed when he fired at the police. One policeman was seriously injured and the other was shot in the turban.
A 9mm pistol and live ammunition were recovered from the deceased.