Amritsar, Sept. 27 -- Karanbir Singh, alias Nandi, 19, accused of shooting a police officer on September 11 and escaping custody on September 23, was killed in a gunfight with Punjab Police in Jhander area of Amritsar district on Saturday. Two police personnel were hurt in the operation. Inspector general of police (IG), border range, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said joint teams from the Jhander police station and the CIA staff were deployed after intelligence inputs that he was roaming near Kandhowalia village planning another crime. When police intercepted the motorcycle-borne suspect near a drain, he refused to surrender and fired five rounds at the cops. Head constable Mandeep Singh escaped serious injury when a bullet struck his bulletproof jacket, while head constable Amritpal Singh sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and was hospitalised. Bhullar said police retaliated with five rounds, hitting Karanbir in the leg and chest. He was taken to Civil Hospital, Ajnala, where he succumbed to his injuries. The police recovered a 9mm Glock pistol, a .30-bore pistol, and the motorcycle from the encounter site. On the initial attack, police said ASI Jaswant Singh was riding his motorcycle toward Ajnala when Karanbir fired at him, striking him in the head. Despite sustaining a head injury, the ASI managed to ride his motorcycle to the Ajnala police station to report the crime. Police rushed him to a hospital in Amritsar, where he was admitted in stable condition and survived the attack. htc...