The Fatehabad police on Friday gunned down two members of the Kala Jatheri gang, who along with two other accomplices opened fire at a police team near Badopal toll plaza.
According to police, the incident occurred when the jail inmate Ravi Kumar, who is lodged at Faridabad jail was being taken back from a local court in Fatehabad where he was brought for a court hearing on Friday.
“When our vehicle reached near Badopal toll plaza, Ravi asked to stop the vehicle for urination. His cousin and two others came there on a bike and started firing at us in which a policeman sustained injuries. Ravi and his cousin Ankit Kumar sustained injuries. The latter died on the spot and the former died during treatment at a hospital,” said Fatehabad police spokesman.
Fatehabad SP Astha Modi said that prima facie it appeared that the criminals came on a bike to free their aide from police custody, who was brought from Faridabad jail to a local court for a hearing in a case. She further said that efforts are on to nab the other two accused, and the case is being probed from every angle.