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Husband Of Akali Sarpanch Harkirat Singh Shot Dead In Malerkotla

Darpan News Desk IANS, 30 Oct, 2017 01:01 PM
    A 54-year-old teacher, the husband of an Akali sarpanch, was shot dead by two men here in Sangrur district, police said.
     
    Harkirat Singh, resident of Mubarakpur Choongan village was going on a bike to the government school at Burj village along with a colleague when he was stopped by two persons at around 9.15 am and attacked, they said.
     
     
    An accused, identified as Harpreet Singh, allegedly fired four to five shots from his .12 bore gun, killing Harkirat Singh on the spot, DSP (Malerkotla) Yogi Raj said
     
    However, the victim's colleague escaped unhurt, police said.
     
    Old enmity was suspected to be the motive behind the killing, police said.
     
    A murder case against Harpreet Singh and an unidentified person has been registered, police said.
     
    The victim's wife Manpreet Kaur is an Akali sarpanch from village Mubarakpur Choongan.
     
    Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal condemned the murder of Harkirat Singh and said "vendetta killings" continued "unabated" in Punjab due to the alleged "failure" of the Congress government to rein in "goonda" elements.
     
    In a statement here, the SAD president said the day light murder of Harkirat Singh took place close on the heels of a murderous attack on SGPC member Dyal Singh Kolianwali's son Parminder Singh.
     
    Former minister and senior Akali leader Daljit Singh Cheema said Harkirat Singh's daughter also met with an accident while going to the hospital after learning about her father's murder.
     
    Cheema said the party will provide all possible assistance to the family. 

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