The trio, part of the Pak-sponsored terror module of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), was hiding in Pilibhit after their involvement surfaced in a grenade attack

Three dreaded Khalistani terrorists were killed in an encounter with Uttar Pradesh and Punjab Police in Puranpur area of Pilibhit district early Monday.

Unidentified vehicle collides with ambulance carrying bodies of suspected terrorists, no casualties reported, bodies shifted to another vehicle.

Two AK-47 assault rifles and two Glock pistols along with a huge cache of ammunition were recovered from the terrorists.

The police said they had received input about the suspicious movement of some Khalistani terrorists in the region. Acting upon the information, the police team tried to nab them but they started firing at the cops which triggered the encounter.

At least three suspected Khalistani terrorists, who were accused of carrying an attack on a police post in Punjab’s Gurdaspur region, were killed during an encounter in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district,

Pilibhit: Three Khalistani terrorists, who were accused of launching a grenade attack at a police checkpoint in Punjab 's Gurdaspur, were gunned down in a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday. The encounter broke out in Puranpur Police Station area in Pilibhit district last night.

Punjab and Uttar Pradesh police conducted a joint operation, resulting in the deaths of three alleged Khalistan Zindabad Force operatives. The men's families contested the encounter, questioning their involvement and circumstances,