Two gangsters, believed to be involved in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala, have been killed in an encounter with Punjab Police in Cheecha Bhakna village of Amritsar, on Wednesday.
According to media reports, the deceased have been identified as Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu Kussa. The duo were among the killers of the singer who were on the run.
Three policemen sustained injuries in the shootout. Cameraperson of news channel was also injured in the encounter.
The encounter began around noon. Roopa was killed first, but Kusa continued to fire at the police for an hour before he was killed by 4pm, reports NDTV.
The area has been cordoned off and the locals told to stay indoors, said police officials.
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29. A CCTV footage recently surfaced showing Roopa and Kusa riding a bike at Samalsar in Moga district on June 21.
Police have identified six shooters who were part of the two modules involved in the killing.
The Special Cell of the Delhi Police had earlier nabbed three shooters—Priyavrat Fauji, Kashish and Ankit Sirsa.
It is believed that Kusa had fired at Moosewala with an AK-47 rifle. Kusa and Roopa were in a Toyota Corolla car which was trailing Moosewala’s vehicle at Jawahar Ke village in Mansa district on May 29.
After committing the crime, Kusa and Roopa had snatched a car which was later found abandoned in Moga district.