CHANDIGARH: Eleven militants including an area commander of the Khalistan Liberation Force and two Pakistani intruders were among 23 persons killed in Punjab Monday overnight. Over the week 126 persons were killed.
Militant’s kidnapped two relatives of a Punjab police head constable while the Khalistan Commando Force (Panjwar) sponsored “Punjab Bandh” to protest the killing of top militant Bhai Gurjant Singh Rajasthani passed off peacefully.
Four militants including an area commander Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakha Jahaz who was involved in over 100 cases were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in village Sanghna in Amritsar district this evening.
According to SSP Amritsar Sanjeev Gupta assailants kidnapped one Ashok Kumar for a ransom of Rs one million.
Acting on a Up off the security forces surrounded the village where the kidnappers were hiding All four militants were killed in the ensuing encounter and the kidnapped Ashok Kumar was rescued. Some arms and ammunition were also found from the spot.
The border security force shot dead two Pak intruders while trying to enter India near Pulkangerian border post in the Attari sector of the Indo-Pak border Tuesday evening. Militants shot dead one Gurbus Singh in village Madigod in Amritsar district Monday night.
Two constables were killed and five others injured early Saturday when the police vehicle in which they were travelling hit a land mine on a road near Ratra village in Kapurthala district. The killed were identified as head constable Kamaljit Singh and constable Kewal Singh.
A militant Chhinder Singh of the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) was killed in an encounter with security forces near Pandon Kalan village in Ferozepore district. He was wanted in connection with a large number of killings.
Two unidentified militants were _killed and a constable was injured in separate gun-battles with the police near Bhagwanpur village in Ludhaina district and Purana Shala village in Gurdaspur district.
A farmer Bhula Singh was killed in cross firing between militants -and police when the police tried to free a medico whom they had kidnapped from village in Bhatinda district police said.
A militant couple Piara Singh and Bhuri consumed cyanide when they were surrounded by police in Bhatinda city.
An accused militant Randhir Singh who being taken for recovery of arms was killed in a clash with police near Matte Nangal village in Jalandhar ‘district.
In other incidents of violence three persons identified as Kamail Singh Surat Singh and Sadho Singh were gunned down in Nawan Shahar area (Jalandhar district) Bohan Patti village (Hoshiarpur district) and pee Maras (Jalandhar district) respectively.
‘Three persons were killed in different incidents in Tamm Taran and Majitha areas of Amritsar district.
A BJP candidate for the assembly election and seven security personnel were among 30 persons killed Aug.30.
Pro-Hindu Bharitya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pritam Singh also contesting from the Verka assembly constituency and four others including two security guards were gunned down by militants in village Kamboki Roadwali in Amritsar district. :
Twenty five candidates for the assembly and three for the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) elections in Punjab have been killed so far. The election to the Verka assembly constituency had already been countermanded when the Akali Dal (Mann) candidate Balwant Singh was shot dead on July 3. Militants gunned down retired subinspector Sulakhan Singh in Munda Pind in Tarn Taran district police said here.
An Amritsar report said an unidentified person and a Pakistani intruder were shot dead in village Lokha and border post of Uddar Dhariwal in the district.
Four family members of a militant of the outlawed militant outfit “Babbar Khalsa International’ was shot dead in village Jetana in Ropar district early Friday.
Villagers told the police that carborne assailants came to the house of Balwinder Singh Jatana a self-styled commander of the group and after gunning down three women and a child set the house on fire.
Two militants Desa Singh and Jagir Singh were killed in an encounter in village Bikram Khan Wala in Ferozepore district and liquor vend salesman Roshan Lal was shot dead and two others were injured in village Chunni in Ropar district.
Three persons were gunned down in different incidents in Talwandi Boparai Khurd and Boolewala villages of Amritsar district.
Militants kidnapped Karamveer Singh a brother in-law of DSP (headquarters) Patiala from his house in Wadala Kotla village in Ludhiana district.
A shop-keeper Vijay Kumar was kidnapped from Mulanwala village in Ferozepore district police said here.
Five militants fired indiscriminately at liquor vend in village Muglan in Hoshiarpur district killing two home guards Kulwinder Singh and Inderjit Singh. The assailants escaped with two rifles belonging to the guards. While fleeing they snatched a Maruti car police said.
A Punjab Police A S I Kuldip Singh was shot dead by militants in the Ghas Mandi area of Amritsar city.
A village official Hem Raj Garg was shot dead by two militants while he was coming out of his office in the high security courts complex at Mansa in Bhatinda district.
Aman was killed in an encounter near village Anala in Sangrur district while one Gummam Singh was ‘shot dead in village Toor Patti
Article extracted from this publication >> September 6, 1991
