ASI Harjit Singh murdered: Key suspect shot dead in police encounter in Amritsar

AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough in the probe into the killing of on-duty ASI Harjeet Singh, Amritsar Police shot dead one of the alleged suspects in an encounter on Saturday night.Deceased Deepak Singh, resident of Mule Chak village, sustained firearm injuries in an exchange of fire in the area under Islamabad police station and later died at a hospital, police commissioner Harmanbir Singh Gill said.According to Gill, two suspects were signalled to stop at a police naka at 10.25pm, but allegedly opened fire and fled towards another naka. At the next naka, they again fired four rounds at the police party, which retaliated in self-defence.