Amritsar encounter: Moosewala's shooters Jagroop Roopa and Mannu Kusa killed; 3 cops injured
Amritsar, July 20: Two gangsters, identified as Jagroop Singh Rupa and
Manpreet Singh alias Manu Kusa, were killed in an encounter by the Punjab
Police that last for more than four hours in Amritsar on Wednesday. They were
involved in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala, Additional Director General
of Police Pramod Ban told mediapersons after the encounter. Three policemen
were also injured.
It
is learnt that the shooters killed in the encounter were in Corolla when
Moosewala was murdered in Mansa on May 29.
"Heavy
exchange of fire took place today, 2 gangsters involved in Sidhu Moose Wala
case namely Jagroop Singh Roopa & Manpreet Singh killed. We have recovered
an AK47 & a pistol. 3 police officials have also suffered minor
injuries" said Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav.
He
further said, "We were keeping track of accused in the Sidhu Moosewala
murder case and our task force saw some movement in this area. We acted upon
it. Our forensic team is at the spot for further investigation".
An
AK-47 and a pistol have been recovered from them. Anti-Gangster Task Force
officials confirmed that the encounter has ended. The encounter took place at
Bhakna Kalan village in the Amritsar rural belt.
The
Punjab Police Anti-Gangster Task Force had been tailing the two men --
unidentified gangsters -- when the encounter started at Bhakna village. The
area has been cordoned off and people told to stay indoors, the sources added.
On
July 18, the Punjab and Haryana High Court denied anticipatory bail to Slain
singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala's manager, Shaganpreet Singh (currently in
Australia) in connection with the Youth Akali leader Vicky Middukhera's murder
case.
The Bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara was of the opinion that
the status report of the investigation conducted by the Punjab police establishes
that the prosecution has collected sufficient evidence pointing out a prima
facie case against Shagun Preet Singh.
On June 14, the Patiala House Court of Delhi
allowed Punjab Police to arrest Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with
Singer Sidhu Moose Wala murder case and also allowed Punjab Police transit
application. The Court also directed Punjab Police to ensure that the medical
examination of accused Lawrence Bishnoi be conducted as per law/rules before
leaving Delhi and also before his production before the concerned Court of CJM,
Mansa, Punjab.
The
Delhi court, while allowing Punjab Police applications, had earlier said,
"The applicant Investigation Officer/SP Dharamveer Singh and the
investigating agency were directed to take all the appropriate measures for
safety and security of the accused Lawrence Bishnoi during transit till
production of the accused Lawrence Bishnoi before the concerned Court at Mansa,
Punjab."
According
to the petition filed by Punjab Police in the city court that Lawrence Bishnoi
is a key conspirator of singer Sidhu Moose Wala. Punjab Police further
submitted that during the investigation of the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case,
the confession statements of the arrested accused were recorded wherein it was
clearly pointed out that Lawrence Bishnoi had tasked the co-accused to carry
out the "planned killing of Sidhu Moose Wala.
Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by assailants in Jawaharke village of Punjab's
Mansa district on May 29. The incident took place a day after his security was
withdrawn by the Punjab police among 424 others. Notably, the singer had joined
the Congress party last year in December ahead of the Assembly elections.
News
is originally taken from: https://www.ptcnews.tv/watch-live-encounter-breaks-out-between-agtf-suspected-killers-of-moosewala
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