{
  "id": 4354808,
  "title": "AAP Leader Gurpreet Singh Shot Dead In Ferozepur Over Election Dispute: Police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/aap-leader-gurpreet-singh-shot-dead-in-ferozepur-over-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T05:10:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/aap-leader-gurpreet-singh-shot-dead-in-ferozepur-over-election-dispute-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nNotably, 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.",
  "summary": "Ferozepur, Aug 30: AAP leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi was shot dead by four armed assailants in this district, with police on Sunday saying the killing was linked to an election-related dispute. The four car-borne assailants got down from their vehicle in the main bazaar of Mamdot here on Saturday evening and opened fire at 45-year-old Singh and Harpreet alias Happy (22), who were on a…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "AAP leader Gurpreet Singh shot dead in Punjab; 4 assailants flee in car",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/aap-leader-gurpreet-singh-shot-dead-in-punjab-4-assailants-flee-in-car",
        "published": "2026-08-30T03:20:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}