Sarpanch shot dead near Moga

Deputy Superintendent of Police Gurmeet Singh said: “It is evident from the crime scene that Inerjeet had tried to reverse and escape the bid on his life but his car got stuck in a water channel running along the fields. The assailants then shot him and fled with his .32 bore revolver and a .315 gun.”

He added: “This is a case of gang war. We are trying to trace the culprits. Around two months ago,a man close to Inderjeet was shot dead in Jagraon. And a few days ago,some people broke the windowpanes of Inderjeet’s car in Moga. He had fired in the air to scare the attackers away.”