Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 31: A notorious gangster was injured in the retaliatory action when he opened fire at a police party in Miran Sahib area here today.
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A police official said that acting on reliable intelligence about the presence of hardcore criminal Paramjit Singh alias Jungi in the Kotli Mian Fateh area along with his accomplice, armed with a firearm, a party of Police Station Miran Sahib chased them.
He said the police team had information that the duo were planning to commit a serious crime.
Upon reaching the location, police confronted the gangsters, said the police official.
He said, during the encounter, Paramjit Singh fired at the police, prompting officers to return fire in self-defence, resulting in injuries to the gangster in the leg.
He was accordingly taken to Government Medical College Jammu, where he is undergoing treatment, said the police official.
According to the police official, Singh’s associate, later identified as Arjun Kumar alias Billa, a wanted criminal from Akhnoor, was also arrested from the spot.
While police have recovered arms and ammunition from the criminals, an FIR under the relevant sections of the law has been registered at Police Station Miran Sahib and further investigation taken up.
Five FIRs have already been reegistered against Billa at different police stations.
Police party which executed the operation was led by SHO Jai Pal Sharma and comprised SIs Nitish Kumar and Arjun Singh among others.
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