Armed men 'shoot dead' 2 gangsters in Punjab’s Tarn Taran

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, May 27

Two gangsters were gunned down allegedly by armed men at Patti, 25 km from here, on Thursday morning.

Another man accompanying them was injured.

The deceased have been identified as Amandeep Singh Fauji and Prabhdeep Singh Pooran. The injured has been identified as Shamsher Singh Shera.

Shera was rushed to Civil Hospital, Patti, before being shifted to a private hospital in Amritsar.

According to information, Fauji, Pooran and Shera were returning after paying obeisance at a mausoleum on the outskirts of Patti. Meanwhile, unidentified men came in a car and opened fire on the three. Fauji and Pooran died on the spot and Shera was injured.

The police suspect it to be an incident of gangwar.

Tarn Taran SSP Dhruman H Nimbale said the police were working on several theories, including that of the involvement of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, who is behind bars.

Fauji was said to be active in drug trade. He had several cases pending against him, including those of drugs and attempt to murder.

The SSP said a police team is collecting CCTV footage from the spot.

Meanwhile, SAD activists led by Gurmukh Singh Guhla Blair staged a protest and condemned the killings. They alleged police negligence in the area.