Dreaded Punjab gangsters Vicky Gounder and Prema Lahoriya were among the three killed in an encounter in Sri Ganganagar in Rajshthan.

Reports reaching here said a team of Punjab counter intelligence killed Vicky Gounder who had escaped from Nabha Jail in 2016. His accomplice Prema Lahoriya was also killed in the town bordering Punjab and Rajasthan.

The gangsters were in a car when they were chased by the police who had received a tip-off earlier about them hiding in a border village.

Several policemen and accomplices of the gangsters were injured in the heavey gunfight that ensued.

Punjab Police had announced a reward of Rs.10 lakhs on Gounder and Rs 5 lakhs on Lahoriya.

Rajasthan Police had also announced an award on Gounder after he committed a few robberies in the state.

Gounder was involved in brutal killings in gangwars and extortions before and after his escape. He had been daring Punjab Police to catch him.

A special team of the Punjab Police was set up to nab the fugitive.