Man Visiting From Canadian  Gunned Down In Punjab

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It’s not known if Sukhmanpreet Singh was a student in Canada or had moved to the country like many other Punjabi men and women.

AMRITSAR – Armed assailants shot dead a man at Butala village, who had recently returned from Canada.

The victim, identified as Sukhmanpreet Singh (24), was on his way back home after attending a marriage function when the incident took place.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead. His family members allegedly feigned ignorance about the reason behind his murder. They said the victim had no enmity with anyone. The police took the body into their custody and launched investigation from different theories.

It’s not known if Sukhmanpreet Singh was a student in Canada or had moved to the country like many other Punjabi men and women.

Amritsar (Rural) SSP Vikram Jeet Duggal said Sukhmanpreet was returning from a marriage function around 1 am. He was parking his car when a couple of armed persons arrived on the scene and fired at him. He suffered two bullet injuries in the chest that pierced through his rib case area. Injured Sukhmanpreet rushed inside the house and collapsed. His family members immediately took him to hospital where doctors declared him dead.

“As family members had denied any personal enmity, the police were working on different theories in the case. We are analysing his call details to find some clues in the case,” the SSP said, adding that they would crack the case soon.

Earlier too, a similar incident had occurred at Jodhe village falling under the Beas police station. Victim Kulwant Singh, an NRI, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants on December 21. He, along with his family members, had returned after meeting some relatives. Kulwant was closing the gates when three youths came on a bike and fired at him.

He was rushed to hospital where he died. He had been living in the US since 2015 and he had returned to the city on December 9. He was to return to the US on December 28. The police was still groping in the dark in the case. The SSP said investigation in this incident was under progress.