Ludhiana, May 15 Some unidentified assailants allegedly shot dead two policemen at a police checkpost in Jagraon on Saturday evening, police said on Saturday. Police said the two cops, Bhagwan Singh and Dalwinder Singh, both assistant sub-inspectors, were part of a team positioned at a checkpost erected near Jagraon’s grain market after they were tipped off about possible smuggling. They had just signaled a truck stop for checking when a car bore down on them. Police said occupants of the car shot at the police team. Bhagwan Singh and Dalwinder Singh both died on the way to a hospital, police said. Both policemen were part of Ludhiana Rural Police’s Crime Investigation Agency.