India, June 18 -- Two men arrested in connection with the recent Sector 11 shooting case were injured in a police encounter in Chandigarh early Thursday after allegedly attempting to escape from custody while being brought from Jammu for further investigation, police said.

The accused, identified as Aryan and Sunny, were arrested by Chandigarh Police in Jammu and were being transported to the Crime Branch office in Sector 11. The incident occurred at around 4.30am when the police vehicle was passing through the Dhanas forest area on the outskirts of the city.

According to police, the two accused allegedly tried to flee from custody after the vehicle entered Chandigarh and reached the secluded Dhanas forest stretch. Police teams immediat...