An alleged gangster, who was an accused in the murder case of a village head in Punjab's Amritsar, was killed in an exchange of fire with police in Tarn Taran district on Tuesday (January 6, 2026).
Harnoor Singh, a gangster working with criminal operatives Afridi and Prabh Dassuwal, was killed in the police encounter, officials said.
He was one of the accused in the murder case of Sarpanch Jharmal Singh, who was also a leader of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Jharmal was shot dead at a wedding venue in Amritsar on Sunday. He was a resident of Valthoa village in Tarn Taran.
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