An alleged drug smuggler was killed in an encounter with police near Kairon village in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, police said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a vehicle at a checkpoint between Patti and Kairon villages but the car occupant, Jora Singh, sped away, they said.
He also opened fire at a police team which retaliated, leading to Singh’s death, police said.
Police sources said they had specific information that some people were smuggling heroin from Pakistan. So, a heavy police force was deployed at the checkpoint to nab them.
Singh was a resident of Kot Ise Khan in Moga district.
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