Moga: Two men, identified as Gursev Singh and Akash, sustained bullet injuries in an exchange of fire with a Punjab Police team during a checking operation near Natthuwala village in Moga district on Tuesday (November 10), police said. Police recovered two weapons — a .30-bore and a .32-bore — along with a motorcycle from their possession.

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According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sukhwinder Singh Brar, who gave the police account to ANI, a police team was patrolling the area when it spotted a motorcycle coming from Natthuwala village. On suspicion, the SHO's team signalled the motorcycle to stop, but the two riders allegedly tried to flee without stopping; during the attempt, their motorcycle slipped and fell.

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The DSP said the two men then allegedly fired two rounds at the police team, and the team retaliated in self-defence. Police fired three rounds in all — one struck a tree and the other two hit the two men in their right legs, he said. The exchange-of-fire account above is the police version reported by ANI; the two men have been injured and taken into the police process, and the firing allegations against them have not been tested in court.

Source: ANI via Desi Talk Chicago

2men injured — Gursev Singh and Akash, both of Moga district (police)
3rounds fired by police, in self-defence (DSP) — one hit a tree, two hit the men's right legs
2rounds allegedly fired at the police team by the duo (police)
2weapons recovered — one .30-bore and one .32-bore, plus a motorcycle

Earlier Arms Act and robbery FIRs against both men, police say

DSP Brar said First Information Reports (FIRs) under the Arms Act had previously been registered against both individuals, and that FIRs under the Arms Act and on robbery charges had earlier been registered against them. Both men are residents of Moga district, he said.

The injured men were taken to the Civil Hospital for medical treatment, the DSP said. Awaaz Punjab will update this story when police release further verified details, including any fresh FIR registered over Tuesday's exchange of fire.