On Monday (23rd December), three Khalistani terrorists were injured in a police encounter in the Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh.
They were initially treated at the Community Health Centre in Puranpur, before being shifted to the district hospital where they were declared dead on arrival.
The Khalistani terrorists neutralised in the police encounter included Gurwinder Singh, Virendra Singh, and Jasanpreet Singh. They were wanted for attacking a police post with a grenade in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
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As per the initial reports, these Khalistani terrorists were associated with the banned Khalistan Commando Force. The authorities have recovered two AK-47 rifles and two Glock pistols from their possession.
The police acted upon the tip-off and gheraoed the region to restrict the terrorist movement. Following this, the police asked the terrorists to surrender.
On their refusal, a major scuffle happened between the police and the accused persons after which the encounter was executed in which three terrorists were put to death.
Uttar Pradesh DGP Prashant Kumar commented on the matter and confirmed that the operation was conducted as a part of joint efforts put in by the Punjab Police and the Uttar Pradesh Police.
The UP police were informed that the terrorists had been hiding in the Pilibht district and that they were wanted in Punjab after they attacked a police post in Gurdaspur.
“We first asked them to surrender. But they failed to surrender. After this, a major scuffle occurred between the authorities and the terrorists following which the encounter was executed. The injured terrorists were taken to the hospital for treatment but they were declared dead. This is the result of our joint efforts,” he said.
