CHANDIGARH: Major tragedies were averted with timely detection of several bombs on rail tracks and other places in the strife torn Northern India State of Punjab while an area commander of the Khalistan Liberation eight members of two families were among. 14 people killed in the state since Saturday night
Special bomb disposal squads defused two bombs planted on the Amritsar-Jalandhar line Sunday before the frontier mail from Delhi and superfast and deluxe tains from Amritsar were to pass. The two militant who planted the bombs escaped after an exchange of fire with security forces.
Another bomb was detected and defused in Chatti wind area in Southern Amritsar City A hardcore militant, Daljit Singh Alias Dalli, area commander of Khalistan Liberation Force, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chatiwind area of Amritsar last night, he was responsible for about 50 killings besides abductions, tacitness and extortions, Police said,
Militants shot dead eight members of two families in village Chunga in Sangrur district Saturday night,
“Militants shot dead a woman, Kamlesh Rani of Talwandiama in Dera Baba Nanak area of Batala Police District. Two persons were gunned down in village Rasool pur in Ludhiana District white a militant was killed in an exchange of fire between militants and police in Jhabbal area Of Tam Taran police district. Another person was shot dead in village Jhandi in Patiala District,
A militant, Davinder Singh of the Khalistan Liberation Force (klf) AND his accomplice Iqbal Singh and a constable Subash Chander were Killed in-an on counter near village Borsi in Majitha dist. A hand grenade, cone AK – 47 rifle and a large «quantity of ammunition was the crower from the spot.
Militants intruded into the house of Sarpanch (village Headman) Bakshi Ram in village Sindhpur of Jalandhar District and shot dead his son and granddaughter besides injuring his daughter-in-law.
Militants shot dead a devotee a the entrance of Gurdwara Baba Bakala in be as town of Majitha district while another was gunned down in fatehabad town of Tarn Taran District, police said
A medical practitioner Dr Gurpreet Singh was shot dead by militants at Tarn Taran, while a cleric (Nihag) was shot dead in village Radhawal and another person was shot dead in the goundwal area in Amritsar District. A militant Balwinder Singh was injured in an. encounter near Kararwala village in Bathinda District and laver arrested by the police.
Security forces shot dead militant, area commander Daljit Singh Alias Dall of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), in an encounter. One AK-S6 Chinese assault rifle with ammunition was recovered from the slanged militant who was wanted by the police in connection with several crimes, police said
Police said two bombs were found by the Punjab police patrolling pany in between Buta and Beas railway stations early Sunday. This was after the two militants; suspected 10 have planted the bombs, escaped after an exchange of fire with the security force the bombs were defused by special disposal squad before important trains like the frontier mail from Delhi and the superfast and de lux from Amritsar were to pass through,
The third born was found placed at a point in Chattwind chok in the Southern part of the city. The bomb was timely defused by expense,
One of the two escaping militants on a scooter was shot dead in fan encounter with the security forces in the Chatiwind locality of the city
Police also arrested a top militant and deputy chief of Kama Gata Maru Khalistan Force, Inderjit Singh, in Amritsar district Saturday,
KLF militant Avtar Singh Alia, Tari Alias, Bohar Singh and his accomplice gora were killed an encounter with security forces in Batala Police Disict today, police said. Tari was involved in over 80 killing in Batala, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ludhiana and Majitha police Disict, police said
Inderjit Singh was arrested after an encounter with security forces near Sohal village in Amritsar District today. His accomplice, however, managed to escape. One AK-47 rifle with one magazine and some cartridges were recovered from him. Militants fired at a patrol party in kalanaur village in Batala police district, injuring a border security force personnel.
Article extracted from this publication >> March 20, 1992
