The shootout happened when the accused identified as Harpreet Singh, who hails from Jalandhar city, was taken for recovery of weapons by the police and the accused opened fire at the police team, officials added.
Swapan Sharma, police commissioner of Jalandhar, said that the duo was in contact with fugitive gangster Goldy Brar and was planning a major crime in the city
The deceased, identified as Arjun Rana, a resident of Unheri village in Yamunanagar, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday after being wounded in the firing incident at Kheri Lakha Singh village on Thursday.