Punjab: Akali Dal Councillor Harjinder Singh shot dead in Amritsar
May 25, 2025
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 25 : Akali Dal Councillor Harjinder Singh was shot dead allegedly by bike-borne assailants in Punjab's Amritsar on Sunday, a senior police officer said.
Singh was the municipal councillor from Jandiala Guru in Amritsar district.
Speaking to ANI on this matter, Punjab Police Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Harpal Singh Randhawa said that, according to the family, around 5-6 boys, against whom Singh had earlier complained, are involved in the incident.
"Bike-borne miscreants shot him. According to the family, 5-6 boys- Karan, Kishan, Suraj, against whom he had earlier complained that they sell drugs, are involved. They had threatened him earlier, too. 5-6 rounds were fired," Randhawa told ANI.
More details are awaited on the matter.
