CHANDIGARH: The Ropar superintendent of police (headquarters), Joginder Singh Khera, was killed in an ambush by militants in Ropar district Wednesday.
Elsewhere in Punjab a police inspector and three of his sons, and nine militants were among 18 persons killed. A police post was looted, while the security forces recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition.
Militants ambushed the vehicle of the Ropar SP near Akhand Mannpur village in Ropar district Wednesday night. He was declared dead at the PGI here.
Continuing their onslaught against security forces family members, following the unprecedented harassment and murders by the cops of family members of militants, two men entered the house of inspector Harpal Singh at Hassanpur village in Ropar district and opened fire, killing him and his three sons head constable Harjit Singh, Raja Singh and Tona Tuesday night
Harpal Singh was posted at the vigilance department at Chandigarh, with this, the killing of police personnel’s family member have gone upto 36 in last nine days.
Militants had gunned down six members of inspector Bhag Singhs family in Ludhiana district Tuesday.
In inter-gang rivalry, police cats shot dead Ajmer Singh and his son, Rajinder Singh, at Khanpur village in Ropar district.
In another incident in the district, two militants, identified as Bachan Singh and Bachhitar Singh, were shot dead at Sill village.
Security forces shot dead an unidentified man at Dhaleta village in Jalandhar district. A sten gun and 10 cartridges were recovered from the encounter site.
In another incident, a gang of black cats shot dead their rival Balwinder Singh alias Bittu at Kotla Bagha Singh in Batala
In an encounter, security forces gunned down an unidentified militant near Awan village in Batala police district.
The bullet-riddled body of Kulwinder Singh alias Billa was recovered from Balpunan village in the same police district.
Two militants entered the house of Harminder Kaur, widow of a police constable, at Kachha Mali village in Ludhiana district and shot her dead.
Militants shot two people, identified as Parwinder Singh and Surjit Singh, near Hanskalan village in Ludhiana district.
Militants entered the house of Hardey Singh at Warian village in Tarn Taran police district and opened fire, killing him on the spot. His neighbor Baldev Singh was also injured in the shootout. A gang of militants raided a police post at Sardulgarh bus stand in Bhatinda district and took away from their two self-loading rifles (SLR), six 303 riffles, 450 cartridges and a walkie talkie set.
Militants kidnapped the Punjab National Bank branch manager, Sushil Agarwal, from Wadala
Granthian village in Batala police district Tuesday.
Article extracted from this publication >> October 18, 1991
