Pinki Saini/Dera Bassi/Mohali/Chandigarh   

In a major action by the the Mohali Distt. Police amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, key accused involved in Kabbadi Player’s murder case was neutralised in a retaliatory fire by police teams, while, two police personnel also sustained injuries in an encounter took place in Lalru here on Wednesday. 

SSP  Mohali Harmandeep Hans, while interacting media, identified the accused as Harpinder alias Middhi, a resident of Naushehra Pannuan in Tarn Taran. The latter sustained bullet injuries during the gunfire and was taken to the hospital for the treatment, where he succumbed to the injures, he said. 

As per the information, kabaddi player-cum-promoter Kanwar Digvijay Singh, alias Rana Balachauria was shot dead by assailants in Mohali on Dec. 15. Police teams have also arrested the mastermind in the case identified as Aishdeep Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran and was currently staying in Russia. The latter, who came to India on November 25 on the directions of Dony Bal to execute this murder, was arrested from Delhi Airport when he was planning to escape to Muscat. 

The SSP said that acting swiftly on the information given by the accused Aishdeep Singh about his accomplice Harpinder Middhi, who actively supported the shooters and was supposed to escape along with him, police parties led DSP Dera Bassi Bikramjit Singh Brar and Insp Sumit Mor, Insp Pushvinder Singh

Insp Malkiat Singh conducted raid at the location pinpointed by him on Ambala-Lalru Highway near Jharmal River in Lalru. 

Upon seeing the police party, the suspect Harpinder Middhi opened fire at the police party resulting in serious bullet injuries to two police personnel— HC Gulab Singh and Kumar Sharma, he said, while adding the police party retaliated in self-defence during which the suspect was injured and was rushed to Civil Hospital Dera Bassi, where he succumbed to injuries. 

SSP Harmandeep Hans said that police have also arrested another accused person, identified as Jugraj Singh, with the help of Amritsar Rural Police for his involvement in this case. “All the accused persons involved in this case have been identified and raids are being conducted to nab the remaining accused persons.”