Key attacker who shot Punjab cop injured in encounter, police find Pak's ISI link

Amritsar Rural Police have arrested three men in connection with a firing attack on Government Railway Police (GRP) Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sukhchain Singh near Jagdev Kalan in Punjab on October 4. The main shooter was injured in a scuffle with police after snatching a sub-inspector's service revolver and attempting to escape during an investigation at the crime scene.Inspector General of Police (IGP), Border Range, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said the attack took place at around 7.15 pm when three unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on Sukhchain Singh. A bullet struck the ASI in the arm.Following the incident, police teams were formed under the leadership of Amritsar Rural Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwarpreet Singh Chahal to investigate the case and identify the attackers.HOW POLICE CRACKED THE CASEAccording to Bhullar, the investigation was challenging because the area where the attack took place was isolated and had insufficient CCTV coverage. However, the police used technical inputs and professional investigation methods to identify and arrest three accused. The arrested men have been identified as Simranjit Singh alias Simar, who was riding the motorcycle, Baljit Singh and Baljit Singh alias Gori, the main shooter.During questioning, police found that the accused were allegedly operating as part of a module working at the direction of Pakistan-based handlers associated with the ISI and handlers based abroad, Bhullar said. The accused were allegedly lured with money to carry out the attack. The main shooter, Baljit Gori, has a criminal history, with cases registered against him under serious charges. His alleged involvement in a grenade attack in March is also among the cases cited by the police.MAIN SHOOTER INJURED DURING POLICE SCUFFLEAfter the arrests, an Ajnala police team took Baljit Gori to the crime scene to collect evidence and verify the route used by the attackers to escape.According to the police account, Gori suddenly snatched a sub-inspector's service revolver as the team was getting out of its vehicle and attempted to flee.A scuffle broke out between the accused and the police personnel, during which two shots were fired. The first bullet pierced the roof of the police vehicle, while the second struck Gori in the leg.The police personnel overpowered him and took him to a hospital in Ajnala for treatment.IGP PRAISES AMRITSAR RURAL POLICE TEAMBhullar praised the Amritsar Rural Police team, DSP Ajnala Dharmendra Kalyan, the Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) in-charge and the Ajnala Station House Officer (SHO) for their work in the case.He said the police were working vigilantly and would take strict action against elements seeking to disturb peace in society.- Ends