{
  "id": 8600785,
  "title": "ASI murder: Accused killed in police encounter in Amritsar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/asi-murder-accused-killed-in-police-encounter-in-amritsar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T03:38:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/punjab/asi-murder-accused-killed-in-police-encounter-in-amritsar/article71487023.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A man accused of murdering an assistant sub-inspector was killed in a police encounter in Amritsar, officials reported. Deepak Singh, a resident of Mulechak village, was killed on Saturday night. He was identified as one of the two motorcycle-borne individuals who had shot dead ASI Harjit Singh near the Bhagtanwala grain market on Thursday evening, according to police. Police employed CCTV footage, technical inputs, tower-dump analysis, local intelligence, and human sources to identify and locate the accused. Police signaled the suspects to stop at a checkpoint around 9:45 pm. One of the suspects opened fire on the police team and fled to the next checkpoint. At the subsequent checkpoint, they fired four rounds at the police, leading to the police's self-defence response. During the exchange of fire in the Islamabad police station area, Deepak Singh sustained firearm injuries. He was immediately taken to a hospital, where he later died due to his injuries. The second suspect managed to escape, and efforts were underway to apprehend him. Police recovered one pistol, two magazines, and eight cartridges.",
  "summary": "Police said CCTV footage, technical inputs, tower-dump analysis, local intelligence and human sources were utilised to identify and trace the accused.",
  "key_points": [
    "Deepak Singh killed in police encounter in Amritsar",
    "Accused identified as one of two motorcycle-borne shooters",
    "Police recovered one pistol and eight cartridges"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The police encounter that killed one of the accused in the ASI murder case marks a development in the investigation, but leaves the search for the second suspect ongoing.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Punjab Cop Murder Accused Killed In Encounter, Pak Terror Link Under Probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/punjab-cop-murder-accused-killed-in-encounter-pak-terror-link-under",
        "published": "2026-09-20T02:41:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}