Chandigarh, February 25 Police have arrested one person in connection with the killings of two police officers in Gurdaspur near the India-Pakistan border, an officer said on Wednesday.
Besides the arrest, one man was also injured in an encounter with the police in Gurdaspur in the morning.
Gurdaspur Senior Superintendent of Police Aditya identified the arrested man as Dilawar Singh, a resident of Alinangal village in Gurdaspur.
Ranjit Singh sustained a bullet injury in the encounter near the Purana Shala area in the same city, he said.
The police investigation has revealed the involvement of three people in the killings.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Gurnam Singh and Home Guard Ashok Kumar were found dead inside a checkpost on Sunday. They were stationed in Adhian, about 2 km from the international border.
The incident came to light when Adhian village sarpanch Kamaljeet Singh visited the checkpost and found them dead. He had earlier contacted the Dorangla SHO, informing him that the two police officers were not answering his calls.
The sarpanch visited the checkpost at around 8.15 am and found both the ASI and the home guard dead with gunshot wounds.
While the ASI's body was found on a chair with his hands in his pockets, the home guard was lying dead on a cot, the police said.
The area where the bodies were found is a hotspot for heroin smuggling and weapons drop-offs by drones from across the border.
Posters allegedly issued by an outfit calling itself Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan (TTH) were circulating on social media, claiming responsibility for the killings.
