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Terrorist opens fire at rly station, one killed, 2 hurt
PTI 25 August 2009, 08:30am IST
LUDHIANA: A suspected terrorist opened fire at the railway station here killing a vendor and injuring two GRP head constables when they tried to check his luggage, police said
The firing occurred when the two Government Railway Police constables of the Narcotics Cell tried to check the bag of the suspected terrorist in the Jammu-bound Jhelum Express which arrived here from Pune around 3.30 am at platform no. 4 of the railway station, they said.
The suspected terrorist identified as Balbir Singh Bhootna immediately got down and hid himself under a compartment of the Jhelum Express and opened fire at the police and the cops retaliated.
"Bhootna was arrested after an exchange of fire which lasted around one hour," Ludhiana Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sukhchain Singh said.
A woman, who was accompanying the suspected terrorist, has also been taken into custody, Singh said.
The vendor was killed on the spot during the exchange of fire, GRP Superintendent of Police S J P Sharma said.
The two injured head constables have been identified as Karanpal Singh and Naranjan Singh, he added.
PTI 25 August 2009, 08:30am IST
LUDHIANA: A suspected terrorist opened fire at the railway station here killing a vendor and injuring two GRP head constables when they tried to check his luggage, police said
The firing occurred when the two Government Railway Police constables of the Narcotics Cell tried to check the bag of the suspected terrorist in the Jammu-bound Jhelum Express which arrived here from Pune around 3.30 am at platform no. 4 of the railway station, they said.
The suspected terrorist identified as Balbir Singh Bhootna immediately got down and hid himself under a compartment of the Jhelum Express and opened fire at the police and the cops retaliated.
"Bhootna was arrested after an exchange of fire which lasted around one hour," Ludhiana Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sukhchain Singh said.
A woman, who was accompanying the suspected terrorist, has also been taken into custody, Singh said.
The vendor was killed on the spot during the exchange of fire, GRP Superintendent of Police S J P Sharma said.
The two injured head constables have been identified as Karanpal Singh and Naranjan Singh, he added.