{
  "id": 11798524,
  "title": "LGBTQ influencer and makeup artist Madhu Sudan shot dead in Amritsar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/lgbtq-influencer-and-makeup-artist-madhu-sudan-shot-dead-in-amritsar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T23:48:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/lgbtq-influencer-and-makeup-artist-madhu-sudan-shot-dead-in-amritsar-10905689/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Punjabi influencer and makeup artist Madhu Sudan, known as Mad Sandhu, was fatally shot on Saturday in Amritsar. Police have identified two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle who fired at him while he waited outside a car wash for his vehicle. The incident occurred around 6 pm on Loharka road, with witnesses reporting that Sandhu was shot at close range. He was taken to a private hospital, where he died from his injuries. Police have registered an FIR and are investigating the motive, which remains unclear. Sandhu, who had over 200,000 Instagram followers, was the founder of Mane Lane Unisex Salon and a beauty academy in the city. He had faced homophobic trolling over his identity and responded by stating that \"God has made me the way I am.\"",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Punjabi makeup artist, influencer Mad Sandhu shot dead in Amritsar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/punjabi-makeup-artist-influencer-mad-sandhu-shot-dead-in-amritsar",
        "published": "2026-10-03T14:48:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Social Media Influencer Mad Sandhu Shot Dead By Unidentified Assailants In Amritsar | Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/social-media-influencer-mad-sandhu-shot-dead-by-unidentified",
        "published": "2026-10-03T14:49:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Popular LGBTQ Influencer And Makeup Artist Mad Sandhu Shot Dead In Amritsar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/popular-lgbtq-influencer-and-makeup-artist-mad-sandhu-shot-dead-in",
        "published": "2026-10-03T15:08:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Indian influencer Mad Sandhu shot dead in Punjab",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/indian-influencer-mad-sandhu-shot-dead-in-punjab",
        "published": "2026-10-03T17:36:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}