Two dreaded Punjab gangsters Jaipal Bhullar and Jaspreet Jassi killed in encounter with Kolkata Police

Kolkata: Two dreaded gangsters from Punjab - Jaipal Bhullar and Jaspreet Jassi - were killed in an encounter with the STF of Kolkata Police at New Town on Wednesday, official sources said.

A policeman was also injured in the shootout at the posh Shapoorji Housing Complex at New Town, the expanding township in the eastern part of this metropolis. Bhullar said to be a son of a former cop of Punjab, said to be carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh for his information

after he allegedly killed some policemen in that state.

The encounter happened at Shapoorji residential area when the STF of Kolkata Police went to raid the hiding miscreants, who were staying on a high rise flat.As the policemen faced a barrage of shots from them, the law enforcing agency retaliated and felled the two gunmen.

STF officer Kartik Mohan Ghosh was also injured. He was taken to hospital.

Police said Jashpreet Jassi, a Punjab gangster, and his associate Jaipal Bhullar were hiding in that residence.The policemen went in search of them. At that time, the miscreants started firing from the fifth floor of the flat.A search was also being conducted to find out if any other miscreants were hiding in this residence.The investigation was on to ascertain from when the gangsters were hiding in the city.(UNI)