Amritsar: Acting on specific intelligence, Commissionerate Police Amritsar decisively tracked down those responsible for the attack on Thajur Thakur Dwara Mandir, in Amritsar, on March 15, 2025. An FIR was registered at police station Chheharta in this regard under the Explosive Substances Act, and intelligence-based efforts led to the identification of the accused.

Police teams tracked the suspects in the Rajasansi area. The accused opened fire, injuring head constable Gurpreet Singh and striking inspector Amolak Singh’s turban, said police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar.

Acting in self-defense, the police party fired back, injuring the accused. He was taken to Civil Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The other accused fled, and efforts are on to arrest him, said Bhullar.

A fresh FIR has been registered, said police.