Kaithal, Nov. 12 -- Two men from Punjab's Amritsar district were arrested after being shot in the legs during an encounter with police in Haryana's Kaithal district on Thursday morning in connection with an alleged Rs 1 crore extortion demand, police said.
The accused, identified as Gurkirat Singh and Karmbir Singh, were intercepted by a team of the Kaithal Police's Anti-Extortion Cell on the Padla-Guhna road following intelligence inputs about their movements.
Police said the two suspects sustained bullet injuries in their legs during the encounter and were subsequently taken to the Civil Hospital in Kaithal for treatment.
According to a police spokesperson, the accused had allegedly demanded Rs 1 crore from a resident of Padla village,...