Panchkula, Oct. 25 -- Two alleged robbers sustained bullet injuries and a head constable was injured in a knife attack during an encounter between Panchkula police's crime branch-1 team and three suspects in Tabar village, Raipur Rani, on Saturday night.

All three accused were nabbed after an exchange of nine rounds of fire, police said.

The accused, identified as Deepak and Amitesh, both residents of Ambala, and Lakhwinder of Kurukshetra, allegedly opened fire at the police team when officers tried to stop them at a naka in Tabar village. Police retaliated, firing five rounds, while the accused fired four. Deepak and Amitesh sustained bullet injuries to their legs, while the third accused was overpowered at the spot.

During a scuffle,...