Based on a tip off that TPC squad members have assembled for a meeting, the Police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area when the ultras started firing at them, said Superintendent of Police, Mayur Patel.
The police retaliated in self-defence, forcing the ultras to make a hasty retreat, he said adding the police had launched a massive search operation following the encounter and arrested three TPC members identified as Rajendra alias Badal ji, Pankaj Bhuiyan and Manoj Kharwar.