Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Punjab ASI Shot Dead; Government Announces One-Crore Ex Gratia
Harjit Singh was a police officer in Punjab.
He was working a night patrol in Amritsar.
Around 2:30 a.m.
Friday, two people on a motorcycle allegedly fired at him.
He was badly hurt.
People took him to a nearby hospital.
He died while doctors were treating him.
The attackers were not identified in the report.
The government announced Rs 1 crore in ex-gratia assistance, but the report does not give more details.
ASI Harjit Singh of the Amritsar Commissionerate Police was shot dead during night patrol duty.
The attack occurred around 2:30 a.m. Friday near the Bhagtanwala grain market in Amritsar.
Two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly opened fire on Singh.
Singh was taken to a nearby hospital but died from his injuries during treatment.
The government announced Rs 1 crore in ex-gratia assistance.
- Who
- ASI Harjit Singh of the Amritsar Commissionerate Police was killed; two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants were reported to have opened fire.
- What
- Singh was shot while performing night patrol duty and later died from his injuries.
- When
- Around 2:30 a.m. on Friday.
- Where
- Near the Bhagtanwala grain market in Amritsar, Punjab.
- Why
- Singh was on night patrol; the motive for the shooting was not reported.
- Victim
- ASI Harjit Singh
- Police unit
- Amritsar Commissionerate Police
- Duty assignment
- Police Control Room under Gate Hakima police station
- Time
- Around 2:30 a.m. Friday
- Attack location
- Near the Bhagtanwala grain market, Amritsar
- Assailants
- Two unidentified people riding a motorcycle
- Government assistance
- Rs 1 crore ex gratia