CHANDIGARH: In continuing violence in Punjab seven people, were killed since Wednesday night.
Militants looted 1.8 million rupees from three banks and a Punjab State Electricity Board office and a nationalist was arrested during this period.
A woman and man were killed in an encounter with a paramilitary border security force (BSF) patrol party near Dayal garh village in Batal. Some arms and ammunition were seized from the scene, police said here.
A man was killed as a result of inter-gang rivalry in Jaura village in Tarn Taran district, His son was kidnaped.
Two men were killed in an encounter in Jandena and a gun were recovered from the spot.
An unidentified man was killed near Duli ke Duhra village in Jalandhar district. Black Cats gunned one person in village Khai Faram Wali in Ferozepur district.
Four men looted about Rs 1.35 million from the Punjab National Bank branch in Sarabha Nagar locality in Ludhiana Thursday after noon, police said here,
About Rs 210 thousand was looted from a cooperative bank in Kuhala village of Jalandar district. In various other incidents in the State, Rs 115 thousand was looted.
Police arrested Harbhajan Singh, area commander of Khalistan Commando Force in Tarn Taran. Four Ak47 rifles, 1500 cartridges and eight magazines were seized from him.
Article extracted from this publication >> November 16, 1990