A dreaded gangster involved in several murder cases sustained bullet injuries after a team of police opened fire at him when he tried to flee from its custody in Punjab's Mohali district, a senior police official said on Wednesday.
Karanjit Singh, alias Jassa Haibowal, was brought to an abandoned building in the Zirakpur area for the recovery of a weapon by an Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) team of Punjab Police on Wednesday.
Singh, also a close associate of gangster Sonu Khatri, has been involved in at least six murder cases, said Sandeep Goel, Assistant Inspector General, AGTF.
The gangster, a resident of Nawanshahr, was arrested in November this year, said Goel. He was brought to the abandoned building as part of his questioning related to a case, he said.
The AGTF team recovered a China-made.30 caliber pistol and five live cartridges from the building.
However, Singh tried to escape from police custody. Police initially fired a warning shot, but Singh did not stop, police said.
Goel said Singh was a "cold-blooded murderer," and the AGTF team opened fire at him in view of public safety. Singh sustained injuries due to the firing and was taken to a local hospital, he added.
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