CHANDIGARH (PTD): Travellers in Ludhiana Hardwar passenger train had a narrow escape as gunmen lobbed grenades and fired on the running train while 16 persons, including eight militants, were killed in Punjab and Haryana, Police sad here that gunmen shot dead Baba Jagdish Singh, father of a defeated independent candidate, Bhagwan Singh for recent assembly elections, at Khadoor Sahib in Amritsar district.
An unidentified militant was killed in Village Kala while on person was shot dead by militant in village Sangrana in Batala district, police said here.
In two incidents in Ludhiana District militants shot dead one Kulwinder Singh at Jagraon and Kahar Singh in village Sanskalan,
A militant, Malkiat Singh, resident of Putli ghar locality in Amritsar city, was killed when his accomplices fired at him at Amritsar railway station,
An unidentified militant was killed in village Palasaur in Amritsar district, an Amritsar report said.
Chandigarh police Friday detained 21 persons following intensive searches carried out in sector to and two villages of Kishan garh and Bhagwan pura in union territory.
Militants lobbed two hand grenades and fired indiscriminately on Ludhiana-Hardwar train between Sahnewal and Doraha railway stations. Railway Police returned fire. No loss of life was reported Police here said over two feet of rail line had been damaged.
Gurdit Singh, a militant of the Khalistan commando Force (KCF), was killed in an encounter near village Leel Khurd in Batala district.
Another encounter, Mangal Singh, a listed militant of Babbars, was killed in area of Tam Taran district, police here said.
Sarpanch of Azizulaha village in Panipat district of Haryana shot dead one militant while his accomplice tried to flee,
Article extracted from this publication >> May 1, 1992
