Gurdaspur grenade attack: 3 Khalistani terrorists gunned down in encounter in UP

PTI, Dec 23, 2024, 12:56 PM IST

Police and security personnel after an encounter in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, on December 23, 2024. Three criminals allegedly involved in a grenade attack in Gurdaspur were injured in an encounter with a joint team of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab police in Pilibhit.(PTI)

Pilibhit: Three suspected Khalistani terrorists allegedly involved in the grenade attack in Gurdaspur were killed in an encounter with police in Pilibhit early Monday, December 23, with Punjab’s Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav terming it as a major breakthrough against a Pakistan-sponsored terror module.

The gunfight between members of the Khalistan Zindabad Force and joint team of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab Police took place in Puranpur area of Pilibhit.

DGP Yadav said the three have been identified as Varinder Singh alias Ravi (23), Gurvinder Singh (25), and Jashanpreet Singh alias Partap Singh (18).

They are residents of police station Kalanaur and are accused of attacking the Bakshiwala Police Station in Kalanaur in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district. No one was injured in the Bakshiwala incident which took place recently.

Amitabh Yash, Additional Director General (Law and Order), Uttar Pradesh Police said the trio was involved in the grenade attack on a police checkpoint in Gurdaspur.

“The three sustained serious injuries in the encounter and were immediately rushed to CHC Puranpur for treatment,” he said.

The ADG told PTI that the three suspects later succumbed to their injuries.

Two AK-47 rifles, two Glock pistols, and a huge cache of ammunition were seized from them, he said.

In a post on X, the Punjab police chief said, “In a major breakthrough against a #Pak-sponsored Khalistan Zindabad Force(KZF) terror module, a joint operation of UP Police and Punjab Police has led to an encounter with three module members who fired at the police party.”