CHANDIGARH: Twenty-six people including a senior Akali Dal (Mann) leader eight militants and three security personnel were killed while 11 militants were arrested along with large quantity of arms and ammunition in Punjab Feb 22.
In a fierce encounter in village Chaujian in Tarn Taran police district three security personnel two militants including an area commander of the Khalistan Commando Force and one civilian were killed Friday.
The encounter work place when security forces on a tip off encircled a house where four militants were hiding. The militants opened fire and threw grenades on the security personnel killing DSP (CRPF) Bishamber Singh on the spot while sub inspector Niranjan Singh Havildar Major Singh and an unidentified civilian succumbed to their injuries in the hospital.
The militants tried to escape but they were again engaged in encounter in which two of them were killed. They were identified as Pooran Singh Fauji a former army personnel and area commander of the Khalistan Commando Force and Hardip Singh who last year deserted the railway police as constable and joined the militants to loot the railway armory in Ferozepore.
Balbir Singh Chamaru president of the Akali Dal led by Simranjit Singh Mann was shot dead by the militants at his residence in Patiala district Friday.
One intruder from across the border was killed in the Khem Karan Sector reports said.
The Area Commander of a faction of Khalistan Commando Force Bhai Mussebat Singh his associate Bhai Major Singh and two other militants were killed Majitha police district Feb 25.
Elsewhere 11 people including four militants and a security man were killed since Sunday night while security forces managed to lease a home guard personnel kidnapped by militants.
Majitha police district chief P’S ill said both Bhai Museebat Sin1 and Bhai Major Singh were anted for a number of crimes particularly for the killings of security personnel.
An unidentified militant was killed while his accomplice escaped in an encounter with security forces in Moga in Faridkot district.
Twelve persons were killed in militant violence overnight Feb 4.
Security forces Sunday found bodies of two militants who were killed in an encounter Saturday sight in Bhujan village in Tarn Taran district they said. Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the spot.
Security forces shot dead one of two militants who were fleeing after firing at a shopkeeper in Babbynagar in Faridkot district. The shopkeeper escaped unhurt.
A militant was killed by the police after his group’s attempt to raid a house in Purana Raipur in Patiala district failed.
An unidentified militant was killed in another encounter with security forces in Kharala Kalan village in Bathinda district.
Assailants strangled priest Garover Dass near Tallapur village in Ludhiana district.
Gian Singh was gunned down in Batalu Kalan village of Amritsar district while another person Didar Singh killed in Fariao village of Sangrur district.
Militants gunned down Gursewak Singh in Chatra Nehra village of Sangrur district.
The body of Baljit Singh was on Sunday found hanging from a tree in Bashanpur village in Ludhiana district.
Militants shot dead a former constable Narang Singh in Dakha village of Ludhiana district.
Twenty four people including 19 militants were killed overnight Feb 23.
Police recovered charred bodies of two militants in Bhutter Khurd village in Majitha police district.
Three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces near Chhota Raipur village also in Majitha district.
Meanwhile Amritsar district police Chief Sanjeev Gupta told reporters that five policemen including a head constable who were working for the Bhindranwale Tigers Force of Khalistan (BTFK) had been detained for interrogation.
Gupta said their gang was busted after two policemen were caught by security forces when they robbed a scooter from a person last week. The involvement of the policemen has so far been proved in killing of pro-Hindu activists Satpal a dacoity and some thefts of scooters motor cycles and extortions he added.
The arrested have been identified as head constable Avtar Singh constables Nirver Singh Sahib Singh and Balwinder Singh all belonging to Amritsar police district and constable Dilbagh Singh of Majitha police district.
Two militants were killed in inter-gang rivalry in Nangal village of Faridkot district police said here.
In other cases of inter-gang rivalry militants shot dead Surjit Kaur in Jaiton Sarja village of Jatala district and another militant Balraj Singh in Main Majra village f Ludhiana district police said here.
Punjab police said here that militants gunned down Jagir Singh in Dhyanpur village of Majitha police district and Charanjit Kaur in Boha village in Bathinda district.
The bullet riddled body of one Bhag Singh was recovered in Massaian village of Batala district last night police here said.
Official sources said two intruders from Pakistan were shot dead in the Ajnala sector of the Indo-Pak border in Amritsar district.
Police said here five under-trial militants being taken for recovery of arms were killed when their police escorts were fired upon near Dhalkalan village in Amritsar district early Saturday.
The five were held in connection with a dacoity in the new bank of India branch there on December 15 last year when 28 lockers were burgled of ornaments worth Rs two million.
Two militants were killed in a shoot-out with security forces near Algon Ilalge in Tarn Taran district while another militant was killed near Chandrela village in Patiala
Yet another unidentified militant was killed in an encounter near Chack village in Faridkot district while a second belonging to a group of intruders from Pakistan was killed in paramilitary firing.
Article extracted from this publication >> March 1, 1991
