Ludhiana, Aug. 24 -- Police foiled a gang's conspiracy to commit a crime in the city, with the arrest of its five members. A live grenade, pistol and cartridges were also recovered from the accused, who were nabbed after a shootout near Jandi village in Sidhwan Bet, said police. One of them was injured in police firing, while an officer had a narrow escape after a bullet fired by the gang struck his turban. According to officials, the Jagraon CIA staff had received a tip-off about a black Mahindra Scorpio carrying armed men, suspected of planning criminal activity. Acting on the information, a police team intercepted the vehicle near Jandi village. The suspects, instead of stopping, tried to flee, causing their vehicle to crash into a roadside tree. The front number plate of the vehicle was missing, while the accused had covered the rear number plate with mud. "After the vehicle crashed into a tree, one of the men immediately opened fire at the police. The bullet hit the turban of CIA staff officer Balwinder Singh, narrowly missing him," an officer said. Police returned fire, injuring suspect Amjad Masih in the right leg. He and his four accomplices were subsequently apprehended. The injured accused was taken to the Jagraon civil hospital for treatment. SSP (Ludhiana rural) Ankur Gupta said when frisked, the accused were found in possession of a grenade, an illegal pistol and bullets. The rest of the accused were identified as Arjun Singh, alias Taj, alias Chattu; Sajan, Balraj Singh and Manpreet Singh, all hailing from various villages of Tarn Taran. A man wanted for a purse snatching in Bathinda on August 19 was arrested following an encounter on the outskirts of the city on Saturday morning. Police said the accused, Amanpreet Singh, was shot in the leg after he opened fire at the police team chasing him. SSP Amneet Kondal told reporters that a 55-year-old woman's purse was snatched in the city on August 19. Following probe, Amanpreet and his accomplice Amambir Singh were identified as the snatchers. While committing the crime, the duo had pushed the victim, Kiran Bansal, causing injuries on her head and back. On Saturday , police teams chased them but they tried to flee and Amanpreet opened fire at the police. In a retaliatory action, Amanpreet suffered a bullet injury in the leg....