Ferozepur: AAP leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi was shot dead by four armed assailants in this district, with police Sunday saying the killing was linked to an election- dispute.
The four car-borne assailants got down from their vehicle in the main bazaar of Mamdot in Ferozepur Saturday evening and opened fire at 45-year-old Singh and Harpreet alias Happy (22) who were on a motorcycle.
Earlier reports had suggested that the victims were in a car.
According to sources, the newly appointed president of Mamdot Nagar Panchayat Vicky Maini from the AAP was following Singh in a separate car. He also came under attack but escaped unhurt, the sources said.
The injured were rushed to the Civil Hospital where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was declared brought dead, while Harpreet was referred to a private hospital in Ludhiana.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bhupinder Singh said police have identified the accused and police teams have been dispatched to nab them.
The SSP said the killing was an outcome of personal enmity to the recent municipal council elections.
Singh’s father Balkar Singh was a former Congress leader, while his sister-in-law had also been elected as member of the nagar panchayat recently.
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