Kabaddi player's murder: Accused shot in encounter

MOHALI: Karan ‘Defaulter’ Pathak, the main shooter successful the execution of kabaddi player-promoter Rana Balachauriya a period ago, was gunned down successful an brushwood successful Mohali aft escaping from custody, constabulary said.

Pathak escaped Friday nighttime successful spite of being handcuffed, triggering a hopeless search.After 7 hours, Pathak, the main shooter, was traced to a determination connected Airport Road, adjacent to his autochthonal colony successful Kharar. Challenged, helium allegedly fired astatine police, who fired back, fatally wounding him.

Pathak was arrested from Bengal, connected Monday and kept astatine Crime Investigation Agency unit headquarters. Mohali SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans said Pathak complained of thorax symptom Friday night.A constabulary squad was taking him to a infirmary erstwhile helium began scuffling with the cops, causing the conveyance to clang into a roadworthy divider. When cops got retired of the vehicle, Pathak allegedly freed himself and sprinted away.Police received accusation that Pathak was hiding adjacent his autochthonal colony successful Mullanpur. When a squad went to the determination and tried to situation him, helium allegedly tried to flight and began firing astatine police.Police said the accused fired six to 7 rounds, during which a policeman suffered a slug wound. In retaliatory firing, Pathak was hit.