Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Oct 8: Three gangsters who reportedly were involved in drug trafficking were arrested after a brief gunfight with the police in Kathua district today, officials said.
The gangsters were riding a motorcycle when they were intercepted by a police team for checking in Lakhanpur area, they said.
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According to police, the accused, who were coming from the Punjab border side, opened fire and tried to speed away from the scene on their motorcycle.
The police also fired warning shots and chased the gangsters, who subsequently lost balance and hit a roadside electricity pole near Kerrian Gandyal bridge, resulting in injuries to them, the officials said.
The suspects were arrested and shifted to Government Medical College Hospital, Kathua, they said, adding that one of the arrested individuals, Murad Ali, is wanted in four cases in Kathua district, officials said.
Police said riding on the bike the trio forcefully tried to cross the naka at Kerrian Gandyal on J&K-Punjab Interstate border. The police signalled them to stop but they accelerated the speed of the bike and opened fire on naka party. They tried to flee away but their two wheeler collided and all of them were seriously injured.
All the three have been arrested and admitted in GMC Kathua where the condition of the two is stated to be critical, police said.
The two of them have been identified as Murad Ali, son of Teg Ali, residents of Jakhbar and Yuka son of Bashir resident of Sarore, Bari Brahmana of Samba district. One of the serious criminal has been shifted to Jammu for treatment.
The trio were drug peddlers and involve in smuggling of drugs. Police has registered a case and is investigating the matter.
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