: Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 7:50 PM IST
West Bengal: Two wanted Punjab gangsters gunned down in shootout in Kolkata s New Town area
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Personnel of Kolkata Police s Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday gunned down two Punjab gangsters in the city s New Town area. The deceased duo has been identified as Jaspreet Jassi and Jaipal Bhullar.
The STF encircled a residential block in New Town s Shapoorji complex after a tip-off that the two gangsters were hiding there. Reportedly, the gangsters fired on the STF personnel and tried to escape, but both were killed in the encounter that lasted for around 35 minutes. We had info that some criminals were staying here. When we came for raid, we found Jaspreet & Jaipal, who are wanted in several cases in Punjab. We tried to arrest them but they resisted & fired at us. In retaliation, we also fired & they were shot dead, said VK Goyal, ADG, Bengal STF.