A Shiromani Akali Dal Councillor was shot dead by three bike-borne men in Punjab’s Amritsar earlier today. The victim, Harjinder Singh Bahman, was killed near a Gurdwara in Amritsar.

The family of the victim claimed that “the attackers were the same individuals who previously issued him threats and opened fire at his residence.” 

The Akali Councillor came to Chheharta in Amritsar to attend a function. As soon as he came out, masked men on a bike opened fire.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Harpal Singh Randhawa, said, “Harjinder was on his way when at least three men on a bike approached him and opened fire. The victim died of his injuries in the hospital.”

VIDEO | Akali Councillor Harjinder Singh Bahman shot dead in Amritsar. Punjab Police ADCP Harpal Singh Randhawa says, “While Harjinder Singh was on his way, a motorcycle carrying three to four individuals approached him and opened fire. He succumbed to his injuries on the way to… pic.twitter.com/R2Q5H8457s

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The police said they have started an investigation.

Shiromani Akali Dal General Secretary, Bikram Singh Majithia, shared CCTV footage from the attack on Harjinder Singh’s residence that occurred a few days ago. Mr Majithia called out the “deteriorating law and order situation” in Punjab and alleged that no action was taken when the Councillor was threatened, and “today he was murdered”. 

The footage showed two men, with other faces covered, walking in a narrow street and approaching a house around 1 am. A man is holding a phone, while the other opens fire at Harjinder Singh’s house. 

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The two attackers loaded their guns. One of them kept pulling the trigger, but no bullets were fired, while the other loaded the weapon and fired two shots. The attackers then walked away.

Mr Majithia asked the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government why no “action was taken after a complaint was received from the Director General of Police,” adding that the AAP government should “wake from their sleep and restore the law and order situation in the state.”