Gurpreet Singh Gopi, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, was shot dead after armed assailants allegedly chased the motorcycle on which he was travelling and opened fire in Mamdot town of Punjab, police said on Saturday.
Gopi and Harpreet were travelling on a motorcycle while some of their friends were following them in a separate car. The incident has raised fresh concerns over law and order in Punjab. The alleged election dispute behind the attack is also likely to bring the issue into the political spotlight.
Police said the attackers opened fire at that car too.
“The two parties had an old dispute. The attackers have been identified and our teams have been formed. We will arrest them as soon as possible,” SSP Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said.
Gopi was killed in the firing.
Gurpreet Gopi and a man identified as Harpreet were riding a motorcycle when the attackers, who were travelling in a car, chased them and opened fire, said Bhupinder Singh Sidhu, senior superintendent of police. The SSP said an old dispute was behind the attack, with an election-related dispute emerging as a key angle in the investigation.
Multiple teams have been formed, and raids are being conducted at various locations as the investigation continues.
