Overview
- The suspect, identified as Harnoor alias Noor of Kathunangal, was intercepted near Bhikhiwind during an intelligence-led manhunt by CIA staff and the Anti-Gangster Task Force.
- Police say he opened fire after abandoning a motorcycle without a number plate, a bullet struck an officer who was protected by a bulletproof jacket, and a pistol was recovered.
- Investigators describe him as a planner who conducted reconnaissance for the January 4 killing of Valtoha sarpanch Jarmal Singh at a wedding venue in Amritsar.
- Punjab Police link him to a module working for foreign-based gangsters Prabh Dasuwal and Afridi, with the Devinder Bambiha network having claimed responsibility in a social media post.
- Officials say the same module had plotted an attack on Congress leader Harman Sekhon, four suspects are already in custody, and teams in Tarn Taran and Amritsar continue to track accomplices.