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Punjab: Police in Punjab on Tuesday arrested three members of the ‘Landa’ gang after a brief encounter in Dode village of Tarn Taran district with half-a-kilogram of heroin, officials said.
One of the gang members who was injured in the retaliatory firing is undergoing treatment at a local hospital, Tarn Taran Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abhimanyu Rana said.
Speaking with the media SSP Rana shared that police got information that three members of the gang were moving about near the border area.
“We received information that three members of the Landa gang are roaming near the border area. When the police tried to stop them, they fired at the police and in retaliatory firing, one of the member (of the Landa gang) Ajay Pal got injured and has been admitted to the hospital,” SSP Rana said.
“Two other members Raunaq and Deepak have been arrested and 0.5 kg heroin, a pistol has been recovered from them…,” the police officer said.
