ROHTAK, July 7 -- Two alleged contract killers associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang were killed in an encounter during a joint operation by the Haryana police's special task force (STF) and the Delhi police's counter intelligence special cell in Bahadurgarh in the early hours of Sunday.

According to the police, the deceased have been identified as Pravesh Kumar, a resident of Tibba Danasher and Himanshu of Jakhod Khera village, both from Hisar district.

The duo had been absconding since the murder of Kapil Redhu, a 25-year-old Hisar-based gym operator, who was shot dead during a morning fitness session with his clients near Fauwara Chowk on June 11. The duo carried a bounty of Rs.1 lakh each.

STF Haryana SP Vikrant Bhushan said th...