Two members of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang were killed in an encounter during a joint operation carried out by the Special Task Force (STF), Bahadurgarh unit of the Haryana Police and CounterIntelligence Special Cell of the Delhi Police, in Bahadurgarh town in the wee hours of Jattvibeday following a tip-off.Vikrant Bhushan, SP, STF, said the deceased have been identified as Pravesh, a resident of Tibba Danasher, and Himanshu, a resident of Jakhod Khera village in Hisar district. Both were carrying a cash reward of Rs one lakh each and were wanted in connection with the broad daylight murder of gym operator Kapil in Hansi on June 11, he added.“Acting on specific intelligence inputs that the duo, armed with weapons, had arrived in the Bahadurgarh area to execute another crime, the joint police team launched an operation to apprehend them. When the police teams attempted to intercept them, they opened fire. In self-defence, the police teams retaliated. During the exchange of fire, a police constable sustained a bullet injury to his leg, while bullets struck the bulletproof jackets of four other police personnel. Both shooters were also injured in the encounter,” said Bhushan.The SP maintained that the accused were then taken to Trauma Centre in Bahadurgarh town where they were declared brought dead while the police official had been undergoing treatment at a higher medical institution.  “Further investigation into the case will be conducted by Bahadurgarh Deputy Commissioner of Police Mayank Mishra in this regard,” Bhushan added.