Chandigarh: As per the media reports Vicky Gounder who is often times termed as mastermind of Nabha Jail break case along with his accomplice Prema Lahoriya was killed in an “encounter” by Punjab police at a village in Sri Ganganagar district on the Punjab and Rajasthan border on Friday evening.
It is said that Vicky Gounder was shot twice and is further claimed by the police that they both fired over a dozen rounds at the police.
The third accomplice who is yet to identified was rushed to Ganganagar hospital in Rajasthan where he is also reportedly critical.
Whilst interacting with the media the Punjab police maintained that they were shot dead in a heavy exchange of fire. Two Punjab Police cops also sustained injuries in the abdomen and chest. The two policemen were referred to a hospital with serious injuries, notes The Tribune (TT).
Congratulations to Punjab Police for killing most wanted gangster Vicky Gounder and his aide Prema Lahoria. Excellent work by DGP Suresh Arora, DG Intelligence Dinkar Gupta and OCCU team, including AIG Gurmeet Singh and Inspector Vikram Brar. Proud of you boys.
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) January 26, 2018
Harjinder Bhullar (27) alias Jinder alias Vicky Gounder was the son of farmer Mehal Singh Bhullar, of Sarawan Bodla village in former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s home turf Lambi.
Meanwhile, state chief minister Amarinder Singh while expressing joy over the killing has tweeted a congratulatory message for the state police for carrying out the killing. “Excellent work by DGP Suresh Arora, DG Intelligence Dinkar Gupta and OCCU team, including AIG Gurmeet Singh and Inspector Vikram Brar. Proud of you boys,” reads the quote from Amarinder Singh’s tweet.