SAD sarpanch shot dead in ludhiana

 A Shiromani Akali Dal sarpanch (village head) was shot on Tuesday allegedly by his younger brother and his friend on the outskirts of ludhiana city. 

The incident occurred on Tuesday morning when Jhamat village sarpanch Bhupinder Singh was sitting in his car outside a gym in south city locality, the police said. 

Meanwhile, the victim’s brother Narindra Singh and his friend Amrindra Singh ‘Soni’ came there in a car and after a brief chat, Narindra allegedly fired three shots at Bhupinder, the police said. On hearing the gunshots, gym employees came out and rushed him to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead, the police said. Meanwhile, the accused escaped in their car, they said. 

The CCTV cameras installed at the gym and on the road have recorded the entire incident, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Parmjit Singh Pannu said. Dispute over property could be the reason of murder, he said.