SAS Nagar: A gangster was shot dead in an encounter between police and a gangster in Zirakpur, police said on Monday. CIA staff in-charge Shiv Kumar said that the accused Anil, who was also wanted in the firing incident at Gharuan in the past, was arrested from Zirakpur today. During this time, the gangster was shot in the leg, who has been admitted to the Government Hospital Mohali.