AAP leader Lucky Oberoi's murder: Key accused arrested after police encounter
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AAP leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead on Friday morning outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar. The key accused in his murder case was arrested on Saturday.
Punjab Police on Saturday said they had arrested the key accused in the murder of Aam Aadmi Party leader Lucky Oberoi after a brief encounter in Amritsar and recovered a pistol from his possession.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (Border Range) Sandeep Goel said the accused, identified as Shaminder Singh, was caught in Amritsar. “We have nabbed one accused Shaminder Singh, who was involved in killing of AAP leader Lucky Oberoi after a brief encounter. Accused Shaminder received bullet injury. Encounter took place in Khasa area of Amritsar district,” he said.
The accused is a resident of Jalandhar and has a criminal history, police said.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Amritsar Rural, Suhail Qasim Mir said police had received specific inputs that Shaminder was hiding in the area and trying to evade arrest. Acting on the information, teams set up nakas and began checking vehicles in and around Khasa.
During the operation, the suspect was seen approaching on a motorcycle. When signalled to stop, he panicked and tried to turn back, lost control and fell, the SSP said.
“In an attempt to escape thereafter, the accused opened fire on the police party,” he said, adding that the police retaliated in self-defence. “Retaliatory firing was carried out, during which the accused sustained a gunshot injury.” He was then arrested and taken to hospital for treatment.
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