Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Police Examine TTH Claim After Amritsar ASI Shooting
A police officer named Sukhchain Singh was shot while riding his motorcycle home near Amritsar.
Three people on a motorcycle were reported to have fired at him.
He was hit in the arm, taken to hospital, and was said to be out of danger.
Later, a group online claimed it carried out the attack.
Police are checking whether that message is real and whether the group was truly involved.
They have not confirmed the claim.
Investigators are also looking at other possible reasons for the shooting, including a possible personal dispute.
So far, they have not identified a confirmed motive.
ASI Sukhchain Singh was shot and wounded near Jagdev Khurd village on October 4 while returning home after duty.
Police said three unidentified motorcycle-borne attackers fired at Singh, who was riding in civilian clothes.
A social media statement claiming the attack for Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan and its “Operation Noor” is being examined.
The statement’s authenticity and any link between the group and the shooting remain unverified; police have not confirmed responsibility.
Police are investigating multiple possible motives, including personal enmity, but have not established a motive.
- Who
- ASI Sukhchain Singh was attacked by three unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants; a social media statement purportedly from Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan claimed responsibility.
- What
- Singh was shot in the left arm, and police are investigating both the attack and the authenticity of the online claim.
- When
- The shooting occurred on October 4; police were examining the online statement after it surfaced, according to information available on Tuesday.
- Where
- Near Jagdev Khurd village in the Ajnala area, near Amritsar, Punjab.
- Why
- The motive has not been established. Police are examining multiple angles, including possible personal enmity and whether the online claim is genuine.
Claim of responsibility
Police and verification status
Who was behind the shooting?
Claim of responsibility
A social media statement purporting to be from Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan claimed responsibility for the attack.
Police and verification status
Police have not confirmed the claim or the group’s involvement and are investigating whether the statement is authentic or was issued falsely after the shooting.
Possible motive
Claim of responsibility
The online statement presented the attack as part of an operation called “Operation Noor.”
Police and verification status
Police are probing multiple angles, including possible personal enmity; no motive has been established.
- Victim
- ASI Sukhchain Singh, posted with the Government Railway Police in Amritsar
- Date of shooting
- October 4
- Attack location
- Near Jagdev Khurd village in the Ajnala area
- Reported attackers
- Three unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants
- Injury
- A bullet struck Singh’s left arm; police said he was out of danger
- Online claim
- A statement purportedly from Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan claimed the attack as part of “Operation Noor”
- Police position
- Police are examining the statement’s origin and authenticity and have not confirmed the group was responsible
- Possible motive
- Personal enmity is among the angles examined, but no motive has been established