Tarn Taran (Punjab): Former chairman of the Market Committee and Congress leader Major Singh Dhaliwal was shot dead by a woman at SBI resort here in Punjab's Tarn Taran on Monday. The woman attacker was related to Dhaliwal and allegedly killed him because of some personal reasons, news agency PTI reported quoting Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran, Gurmeet Chauhan.
The woman, police said, fired several shots at the Congress leader near a marriage palace owned by him in Sangwa village. Singh who had two bullet injuries succumbed while being shifted to Civil Hospital. The police also rushed to the hospital and sent the body for post-mortem. Based on a complaint, the police registered a case and immediately launched a probe into the murder. The police interrogated the eyewitnesses and examined the CCTV footage to identify the attacker.
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Of late, the people have been witnessing several broad daylight killings in Punjab from Sidhu Moose Wala's murder to a recent activity earlier this month. Two opponent gangs opened fire at each other near Ludhiana court in the Kochar Market. A police officer said that multiple rounds were shot and one person was reportedly injured in the shoot-out. ACP Sumit Sood said that the police had commenced an investigation and the miscreants will be put behind the bars soon.
"The police reached the spot and started investigating. But, the accused, who fired the bullets, fled the scene and the police are searching for him". “We are investigating the case,” Sood added. According to an eyewitness more than three rounds were fired and a passerby was hit by a bullet. “He was immediately rushed to a hospital,” a senior police officer said. “The person responsible for firing fled the spot, but we are trying to identify him. We hope to nab him very soon. Two empty shell casings have also been recovered from the spot,” the police added.
