Phagwara man out on bail shot dead in broad daylight, Punjab police probe gang rivalry

Ongoing rivalry betwixt 2 gangsters radical was said to beryllium the origin of murder

The unfortunate has been identified arsenic Navjot Kumar, a nonmigratory of Gandwa colony adjacent Phagwara.

Panic gripped Gandwa colony adjacent Phagwara connected Wednesday nighttime aft a young antheral riding a scooter was gunned down successful a wide daylight by 3 unidentified assailants.

The murder, which appears to person been a planned attack, has sent shockwaves done the section assemblage and raised superior questions astir instrumentality and bid successful the region.

Ongoing rivalry betwixt 2 gangsters radical was said to beryllium the origin of murder.

The unfortunate has been identified arsenic Navjot Kumar, a nonmigratory of Gandwa colony adjacent Phagwara.

According to sources, Navjot was precocious released connected bail successful a execution case, and was traveling connected his Activa scooter erstwhile 3 attackers, riding a motorcycle, intercepted him connected the colony road.

Without warning, they opened occurrence astatine adjacent range, shooting aggregate rounds into him earlier fleeing the scene. Navjot was declared him brought dormant astatine the civilian hospital.

Eyewitnesses accidental the onslaught was swift and targeted.

“They stopped him mid-road, fired astatine slightest 3 to 4 shots, and disappeared wrong seconds,” said a section nonmigratory who witnessed the horrifying incident.

The young antheral collapsed connected the roadworthy arsenic villagers rushed to the spot, lone to find him already dead.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Toora, who visited the country soon aft the incident, confirmed that the execution appeared to beryllium a targeted killing, apt linked to erstwhile enmity oregon pack rivalry.

“Navjot Kumar was precocious retired connected bail successful a execution case, and archetypal probe suggests this could beryllium an enactment of retaliation,” SSP Toora stated.

Phagwara SP Rupinder Kaur Bhatti said the constabulary person registered a lawsuit nether Section 302,34 of the IPC and Arms Act.

He added that the constabulary person taken the assemblage into custody and sent it to the civilian infirmary mortuary successful Phagwara for postmortem examination.

A forensic squad was besides called successful to cod grounds from the transgression scene.

Police are presently examining CCTV footage from adjacent areas and are speaking to witnesses to hint the way of the attackers.