Gangsters attacked a police party and freed a notorious criminal when he was about to be produced in a court.
The escaped criminal has been identified as Shubham Singh. An Assistant Sub Inspector Sukhjinder Singh received bullet injury and was rushed to a hospital in Jalandhar.
The incident took place in Rayya, 35 kilometers from Amritsar.
Confirming this to media, SSP Amritsar (rural) Parampal Singh said, "The police party was bringing gangster named Shubham Singh from Kapurthala for court appearance in Amritsar.
As soon as the bus reached Rayya, five to six suspects entered the bus and started scuffle with police party. In this entire incident, gangsters also fired at ASI Sukhjinder Singh and injured him. The suspects managed to flee away gangster Shubham from custody."
The SSP told that in the preliminary probe it had come to light that the one gangster named Sahil was among the attackers.
A case has been registered and police would be working on various angles to crack the case, added SSP.
Head Constable Sajjan Singh, who was accompanying the police party, said that the suspects were very desperate and had pistols which they pointed at the cops.
He told that the accused took Shubham out of the bus and when cops retaliated, they fired on ASI.
