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AAP Leader Gurpreet Gopi Shot Dead in Ferozepur
Gurpreet Singh, also called Gopi, was an Aam Aadmi Party leader in Punjab.
He was shot in Mamdot, an area of Ferozepur district.
Police said four armed people got out of a car and opened fire on Saturday evening.
Gopi was travelling with Harpreet, who was also hurt.
Doctors declared Gopi dead at the Civil Hospital.
Harpreet was sent to a private hospital in Ludhiana.
Most reports said the two men were in a car, but another report said they were on a motorcycle.
Police said they were investigating and working to arrest an alleged attacker.
AAP leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, 45, was shot dead in Mamdot, Ferozepur.
Police said four armed assailants arrived in a car and opened fire on Saturday evening.
Harpreet alias Happy, 22, was injured and referred to a private hospital in Ludhiana.
Gopi was declared brought dead at the Civil Hospital.
Reports differed on whether Gopi and Harpreet were travelling in a car or on a motorcycle.
- Who
- AAP leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi was killed, and Harpreet alias Happy was injured; police attributed the attack to four armed assailants.
- What
- A shooting killed Gopi and injured Harpreet.
- Where
- The main bazaar or Mamdot Road area of Mamdot, Ferozepur district, Punjab.
- When
- Saturday evening; one report specified 29 August.
- Why
- Ferozepur SSP Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said the incident was linked to an old election-related rivalry; other reports did not state a motive.
Police and Majority Reports
Alternate Account
Vehicle carrying the victims
Police and Majority Reports
Police and several reports said the assailants fired toward the car carrying Gopi and Harpreet.
Alternate Account
Another report said Gopi and Harpreet were travelling on a motorcycle on Mamdot Road when attackers in a car opened fire.
Motive and suspect status
Police and Majority Reports
The Ferozepur SSP linked the shooting to an old election-related rivalry and said police had identified an alleged assailant believed to have a criminal background.
Alternate Account
Other reports described the attackers as unidentified and did not mention a motive or disclose a suspect's identity.
Key facts
- Victim
- Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, a 45-year-old AAP leader
- Injured person
- Harpreet alias Happy, aged 22
- Reported attackers
- Four armed assailants travelling in a car, according to police
- Location
- The main bazaar or Mamdot Road area of Mamdot, Ferozepur district, Punjab
- Medical outcome
- Gopi was declared brought dead at the Civil Hospital; Harpreet was referred to a private hospital in Ludhiana
- Police action
- Police said they had identified an alleged assailant but had not disclosed his identity and were working to arrest him
- Reported motive
- The Ferozepur SSP linked the incident to an old election-related rivalry
Sources
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Aam Aadmi Party leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi shot dead by armed assailants in Punjab
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