Father-son duo opened fire at a police team in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district during a chase on Thursday, officials said. Both of them were later arrested.
The incident was reported near Gajjar village when a joint team from the Mahilpur police station and Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) chased the two suspects riding a motorcycle, they said. The cops gave them a signal to stop, after which the duo fired three rounds, prompting retaliatory firing, police said.
One of the bullets fired by the police hit Keshav Bawa on his right leg, while his father Krishan Gopal managed to escape unhurt. After their arrest, Keshav was sent to the government hospital in Hoshiarpur for treatment.
SSP Sandeep Kumar Malik said the police had been on alert after the October 18 firing incident at a jewellery shop in Mahilpur.
"We received information about some suspicious persons moving into the area. Their appearance matched the suspects involved in the Mahilpur jewellery shop firing. When our team signalled them to stop, they opened fire. Police retaliated in self-defense. Fortunately, no police personnel were injured," Malik said.
The SSP said that the motorcycle used by the accused, which bore a fake number plate, along with a country-made weapon and both live and used cartridges, was recovered from the spot.
"The Anti-Gangster Task Force, Punjab, in a joint operation with Hoshiarpur Police, apprehends Krishan Gopal, resident of Village Baincha, Hoshiarpur, along with his son Keshav after a brief exchange of fire. The duo was involved in a targeted shooting at Ganpati Jewellers, Hoshiarpur, on 18/10/2025, when two assailants on motorcycles opened fire on the premises. Following the attack, the shop owner received a threatening call from an unknown foreign number, demanding ₹20 lakh in extortion. Recovery: One .32 caliber pistol along with live cartridges," wrote the Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav in a post on X.
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