CHANDIGARH: Seventy three people, including a freelance journalist were killed, 27 injured and 18 persons arrested in Punjab since Saturday night,
In border district of Khem Karan, militants through a public announcement system asked special police officers, home guards and task force jawans to leave their jobs immediately, they escaped when security forces chased them.
Gurmeet Singh, gunman of the former head priest of Akal Takht Jathedar Kirpal Singh was stabbed to death on Sultan wind Road in Amnitsar district while he was returning home on his motorcycle.
Mohinder Singh was shot in village Makhu in Ferozpore district.
One person was killed in village Nawan Gaon of Patiala.
A militant belonging to the Khalistan Commando Force was killed in an encounter with police near village Murar in Kapurthala district.
The security forces recovered one A k 47 rifle, one Chinese stick bomb, 1600 live cartridges and a HE 36 hand grenade from the scene.
Surinder Singh a special police officer of Niko Sarai post in Batala police district was kidnaped on Friday was killed.
The militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bhindran kala village near Dharamot in Ferozepore district Saturday night.
Freelance journalist Om Parkash Mehta was gunned down at his house in Khem Karan town of border district Saturday night, reports said.
Three armed men went to the house of the journalist to enquire about his son, Bhag Singh, who was posted on the CID unit of Chandigarh and was on leave. Bhag Singh and other family members managed to escape.
One Surjit Singh, injured in the bomb blast incident outside railway station on Sunday last, succumbed to his injuries raising the toll to two in the blast.
Militants attacked a CRPF patrol party near Gagubua in Amritsar district, killing a CRPF jawan and injuring two others. The killed Jawan was identified as K. Muni. The injured B.S, Sahu and Constable Kartia were admitted to a hospital.
A certain Angrez Singh was killed in exchange of fire between security forces near Dharam Kheri in Patiala last night.
Meanwhile, bullet ridden body of special police officer Sukhdev Singh was picked up from Batala police district.
Reports said the deputy superintendent of police of Mohali signaled to stop two scooter borne suspected persons but they opened fire. The DSP’s escort returned the fire injuring one. The injured mar immediately consumed cyanide and died on the spot. His accomplice, however, managed to escape,
Two men were killed in ar encounter with security forces near Abohar in Ferozepore district.
Police picked up a bullet riddle body of a youth from near Drair Bridge in village Khoosar under Batala police district.
One Dalbir Singh of village Nangal Guru under Jandiala police station of Majitha police district was shot dead at his house last night. Terrorists shot dead the sarpanch of village Kohar in Tarn Taran police station area. They gunned down one Om Parkash in Tarn Taran police district area on Saturday.
Nineteen persons including ten militants were killed Wednesday night.
The security forces in a swift action engaged a gang, which kidnaped one Gurbax Singh from the East Mohan Nagar area of Amnitsar city, in an encounter. Three militants and Gurbax Singh were killed in the encounter.
Daljit Singh of the Khalistan Commando Force was gunned down by the security forces near village Saidoke in Faridkot district early Thursday.
In a separate incident, militants ambushed a police patrol in the Kot Karal Khan village area of Kapurthala district killing a constable, The same gang later went to a farmhouse in the village and shot dead three persons.
Two unidentified intruders from Pakistan were shot dead in an encounter in the Fazilka area of Ferozepore district,
Four persons were killed in indiscriminate firing in Thermal Plant Colony at Bhatinda, Seven others were reported injured, police sources here said.
In Ropar district, the assailants shot dead one Niranjan Dass at Kharar, His two sons were injured in the shootout, the sources said.
Another man was shot at when he tried to run away after getting off a bus in Hoshiarpur district. A revolver and four cartridges were recovered from him.
Article extracted from this publication >> August 3, 1990
