AAP leader Gurpreet Singh shot dead in Punjab; 4 assailants flee in car
An Aam Aadmi Party leader, Gurpreet Singh, was fatally shot by four armed assailants. The incident occurred in Mamdot, Punjab, on Saturday evening while he was in a car. Singh was declared dead upon arrival at the Civil Hospital after the attack. Another man, Harpreet, sustained injuries and was referred for further treatment. Police are actively investigating the shooting and seeking to identify…
Ferozepur saw the brutal assassination of AAP leader Gurpreet Singh, also known as Gopi, on Saturday evening, with police alleging the act was election-related. The 45-year-old was shot dead along with Harpreet alias Happy, 22, by four armed men in the Mamdot bazaar, according to sources. The assailants descended from four cars and opened fire on the duo riding a motorcycle. Vicky Maini, the newly elected president of Mamdot Nagar Panchayat from the AAP, was also present but managed to escape unscathed, sources report.
The injured were taken to the Civil Hospital, where Gurpreet was pronounced dead, while Harpreet was transferred to a private hospital in Ludhiana. Senior Superintendent of Police Bhupinder Singh confirmed the police have identified the perpetrators and teams are being deployed to apprehend them. Singh stated the killing was due to a personal vendetta linked to the recent municipal council elections.
Notably, Gurpreet's father Balkar Singh was a former Congress leader, and his sister-in-law had recently been elected as a Nagar Panchayat member, adding to the political dimensions of the case.
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