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Crime
Amritsar Police Encounter Claims Life of Deepak, Mother Says Police Stalked Home
✍️ Amar Ujala · Amritsar
🗓 20 Sep 2026, 05:45 PM
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In a police encounter in Amritsar, a man named Deepak was killed after police reportedly had been at his home for two to three days, according to his mother.
In the early hours of the incident, police officers in Amritsar entered the residence of Deepak, a local resident, and opened fire, killing him. The encounter was reported by the Amritsar Police Station and was later classified as a ‘police encounter’.
Deepak’s mother, who was at the house during the incident, claims that the police had been present at her home for two to three days before the shooting. She says the officers had been waiting for a “suspect” who was never identified.
The police maintain that they were responding to a credible threat and that the shooting was necessary to neutralise an armed individual. However, no weapon or evidence of a confrontation has been publicly disclosed.
The case has been forwarded to the local crime branch for investigation, and the family has demanded a thorough inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the encounter. The incident has drawn attention to the broader issue of police encounters in Punjab, which have been a subject of scrutiny in recent years.
Deepak’s mother, who was at the house during the incident, claims that the police had been present at her home for two to three days before the shooting. She says the officers had been waiting for a “suspect” who was never identified.
The police maintain that they were responding to a credible threat and that the shooting was necessary to neutralise an armed individual. However, no weapon or evidence of a confrontation has been publicly disclosed.
The case has been forwarded to the local crime branch for investigation, and the family has demanded a thorough inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the encounter. The incident has drawn attention to the broader issue of police encounters in Punjab, which have been a subject of scrutiny in recent years.