Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) activist Gurpreet Singh Gopi was shot lifeless after unidentified armed males allegedly chased the bike he was travelling on and opened hearth in Mamdot, a rural city round 24 km from Punjab’s Ferozepur, on Saturday night time, police mentioned.
Ferozepur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Bhupinder Singh Sidhu mentioned Gopi and his affiliate Harpreet have been travelling on a motorcycle when the attackers, in a automotive, allegedly chased them and opened hearth.
Gopi and Harpreet sustained bullet accidents; medical doctors declared Gopi lifeless on arrival on the hospital the place they have been taken. Harpreet is receiving therapy.
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The SSP mentioned an previous dispute between the 2 events seems to be behind the assault. Nonetheless, an election-related dispute has additionally emerged as a key angle within the investigation, he added.
Cops mentioned a couple of associates of Gopi and Harpreet, together with Vicky Maini, president of Mamdot’s Nagar Panchayat, have been following them in one other automotive. The attackers allegedly opened hearth at that automobile as properly, however all of the riders narrowly escaped.
Gopi’s sister-in-law received the Nagar Panchayat poll from native ward quantity 5 not too long ago.
“Each events had an previous dispute. The attackers have been recognized and a number of police groups have been fashioned. We are going to arrest them as quickly as attainable,” SSP Sidhu mentioned.
The SSP added that the primary accused (id not disclosed) has a felony background.
Police groups are conducting raids at a number of places to hint the accused. Investigators are additionally inspecting the circumstances surrounding the firing and piecing collectively the sequence of occasions resulting in the killing.
