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Wanted Gangster Harmanjit Singh Injured in Shootout with Police in Punjab

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News18•23-09-2026, 11:45
Wanted Gangster Harmanjit Singh Injured in Shootout with Police in Punjab
- •Wanted gangster Harmanjit Singh sustained a gunshot injury to his leg during an exchange of fire with Amritsar Police in Matewal village.
- •Police received secret information about Harman Gopa Rai, leading to a checkpoint being set up by the SHO in the Matewal area.
- •Harmanjit Singh opened fire at the police party when signaled to stop, narrowly missing an officer, before being injured in retaliatory firing.
- •He is a Proclaimed Offender wanted in connection with a grenade attack at Hanuman Chowk in Gurdaspur.
- •A .32-bore pistol and live ammunition were recovered from him, and police are investigating his criminal history, gang affiliations, and potential links to terrorist activities.
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Wanted gangster Harmanjit Singh, also known as Harman Gopa Rai, sustained a gunshot injury to his leg during an exchange of fire with the Amritsar Police in Matewal village and was subsequently hospitalized.
Harmanjit Singh was a proclaimed offender wanted in connection with a grenade attack at Hanuman Chowk in Gurdaspur.
Police recovered a .32-bore pistol and live ammunition from Harmanjit Singh following the encounter in the Matewal area.



