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AAP Leader Gurpreet Gopi Shot Dead in Punjab's Ferozepur
Police are probing an old dispute and election rivalry after four armed men chased the motorcycle and killed the 45-year-old AAP leader.
- On Saturday evening, four armed assailants shot and killed 45-year-old Aam Aadmi Party leader Gurpreet Singh, known as Gopi, in the main bazaar of Mamdot, Ferozepur; his associate Harpreet Singh, alias Happy, was injured in the attack.
- The fatal attack marks the second killing of an Aam Aadmi Party leader in Punjab within six months, following the February murder of Satvinder Pal Singh, also known as Lucky Oberoi, outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar.
- Investigators are probing an old dispute and election-related political rivalry as potential motives, while police have dispatched multiple teams to apprehend the four suspects who chased the victims before opening fire.
- Opposition parties, including the Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal , and the Bharatiya Janata Party , have criticized the ruling Aam Aadmi Party over deteriorating law and order, while the AAP has defended its crime statistics.
- With assembly elections slated for early next year, critics claim "the law and order situation is in shambles in Punjab," warning that gang violence remains a critical concern as voters prepare to choose leaders.
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AAP leader shot dead in Punjab's Ferozepur, assailants fled in car; police launch probe
45-year-old AAP leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi was shot dead by four unidentified assailants in the main market of the Mamdot town in Punjab's Ferozpur district on Saturday. The police have launched an investigation and a hunt is on to nab the attackers.
·Noida, India
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Times of IndiaAAP leader Gurpreet Gopi shot dead in Punjab's Ferozepur
AAP leader Gurpreet Singh was fatally shot by four armed assailants. The attackers arrived in a car and opened fire on Singh's vehicle in Mamdot bazaar. Singh, aged 45, was traveling with a younger associate, Harpreet Singh, aged 22. Both injured individuals were taken to the Civil Hospital for immediate medical attention. The AAP leader was pronounced dead upon arrival, while Harpreet was transferred to another hospital.
·Mumbai, India
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