CHANDIGARH: Eleven persons including police personnel were killed in militant related violence in the North Indian border state of Punjab since Thursday night.

Three persons including a woman were killed and eight injured when militants fired at a groups of persons gathered outside we house of Faquit Chand in Katra bargain Friday. Chand was Thursday elected to the State Assembly on the Congress-I ticket.

Four persons travelling in a tractor were shot dead near Pakhoke village in Sangrur district Thursday night. They were identified as Gurjant Singh Bagh Singh Major Singh and Tej Ram militants shot dead constable Ranjit Singh in Dolochipur village in Tarn Taran Police District Thursday night

Two people identified as Sukhdev Ram and Somnath fell to militants” bullets in garala village in Bathinda District.

One Gurmail Singh shot dead by militants in Ghanauri village in Ropar District.

Article extracted from this publication >> March 6, 1992