Ludhiana: Two gangsters were killed in an encounter between police and miscreants outside Atma Park in Ludhiana on Sunday evening, police said. According to the police, both were riding on a motorcycle and had reached a blood donation camp to target some people. The police were chasing them, during which an encounter took place near Atma Nagar.
Firing 25 rounds from both sides
According to the police, the gangsters started firing as soon as they saw the police team. In retaliation, the police also opened fire. About 20 to 25 rounds of fire were fired from both sides. Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma also reached the spot and the forensic team collected evidence from the spot.
Donnie was a gang member of the gang.
According to the police commissioner, both the gangsters were associated with the Donny Bal gang and had links with the rival gang associated with the Ravi Khwajke murder case that took place a few years ago. Both of them had advanced weapons and are said to be associated with Amritsar.
The police gave this information
Ludhiana Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said that these miscreants, residents of Amritsar, had reached near the blood donation camp on a motorcycle. The Ludhiana police and the AGTF team had already laid a trap. On seeing the police team, the accused started firing. The police retaliated and both the accused were killed in the firing. During the encounter, about 25 rounds of firing took place and bullets were also fired at the police vehicle. The accused were in possession of state-of-the-art, fully loaded automatic 9mm weapons.
The police commissioner said that both the shooters had reached Ludhiana last night and were planning to target the camp on Sunday. He was tasked by wanted gangster Donny Bal to open fire on the people present there, but he was stopped by the police before he could attack. The weapons were also provided by Doni Bal. CP Sharma said that after Devendra Bambiha was killed in a police encounter, the gang is believed to be being run by Doni Bal, who is operating from abroad. Earlier in February, the killer of the ASI and home guard was killed in an encounter by the police in Gurdaspur district.
