An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker was shot dead after armed assailants allegedly chased the motorcycle he was riding and opened fire in Mamdot, a rural town around 24km from Ferozepur, on Saturday night.
The assailants allegedly opened fire at that vehicle as well, but all its occupants escaped unharmed. “Both parties had an old dispute. The attackers have been identified and multiple police teams have been formed. Police teams are conducting raids at several locations to trace the accused. Investigators are also examining the circumstances surrounding the firing and piecing together the sequence of events that led to the killing.
Gurpreet Singh Gopi, 45, was travelling with his associate Harpreet when the attackers, who were in a car, chased them and opened fire, Ferozepur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said.
Police said some friends of Gopi and Harpreet, including Vicky Maini, president of the Mamdot Nagar Panchayat, were following them in another car. We will arrest them as soon as possible,” the SSP said.
However, an election-related dispute has also emerged as a key angle in the investigation.
An old dispute between the two parties appears to be behind the attack, according to the SSP.
