Chandigarh: In a shocking incident, a Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader was shot dead by some unidentified bike-borne assailants in Punjab’s Amritsar district on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased, identified as Harjinder Singh alias Bahman, a councillor from the Jandiala Guru, was shot dead near Chheharta area in broad daylight. According to police, two bullets were shot at his head.
The incident took place when the victim had come to Chheharta area to attend a function along with his family and was on his way to a nearby eatery when some unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants – who had their faces covered – shot at him leaving him grievously injured. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead by the doctors.
Family members held that the victim had been receiving threats from several individuals and some of them had even fired gunshots at his house on May 12, last, in the Jandiala area. They also held that Harjinder Singh had also been raising a voice against drug smugglers in the area, who were threatening him of dire consequences.
Stating that they had begun investigation into the case and was in the process of analyse the inputs from CCTV cameras of the entire area, police held that based on the family members’ complaint, they had registered a case against Kishan, Karan and Suraj and others as suspects and added that Kishan, a notorious gangster, was currently based in Dubai. Police held that the victim had also complained that they were into drug selling.
CM responsible for murder: Majithia
Meanwhile, tearing into chief minister Bhagwant Mann-led ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) held the CM responsible for the complete failure of the law and order situation in the state.
Senior leader of SAD, Bikram Majithia said it was most shameful that security was being provided to individuals on the basis of political affiliation instead of threat perception.
The SAD leader said it was most tragic that senior Akali Dal leader and Municipal Councillor from Jandiala Guru Harjinder Singh had been shot dead by gangsters as he was not provided security by the government despite being apprised of the heightened threat perception to him. He said Harjinder was being repeatedly threatened by these gangsters and was also attacked by goons recently.
Majithia said had Harjinder been a leader or simple worker of the ruling dispensation, he would have been provided with adequate security. He said that in the present government security cover was only provided to AAP functionaries.
