AAP leader Gurpreet Gopi shot dead in Ferozepur amid suspected election dispute

Ferozepur, Aug 30: AAP leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi was shot dead by four armed assailants in this district, with police on Sunday saying the killing was linked to an election-related dispute.The four car-borne assailants got down from their vehicle in the main bazaar of Mamdot here on 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.Also Watch:Police begin investigationThe 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.Army Aviation Pilots Conduct High-Altitude Rescue At 18,600 Feet Near Nun Kun MassifThe SSP said the killing was an outcome of personal enmity related to the recent municipal council elections.Family's political backgroundSingh'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.(Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

The four car-borne assailants got down from their vehicle in the main bazaar of Mamdot in Ferozepur on Saturday (August 29) evening and opened fire towards the car in which the 45-year-old Singh was travelling

Police say the AAP leader's motorcycle was chased by armed assailants travelling in a car before he was shot in Ferozepur's Mamdot, with an old, possibly election-linked dispute suspected.