Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
A Right To Information (RTI) activist was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab, police said on Saturday.
Simranjit Singh was attacked near Chaheru on the Jalandhar–Ludhiana highway in Kapurthala district, close to Lovely Professional University (LPU).
According to sources, Singh, who is based out of Jalandhar, appeared to be the intended target and sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the attack. The exact motive behind the killing remains unclear.
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Police teams rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident and launched an investigation. Efforts are underway to identify and apprehend the attackers.
Naveen Singla, DIG, Jalandhar Range, said investigators recovered a .32-bore pistol and a 12-bore rifle from the scene. CCTV footage from the surrounding area is also being examined to gather clues and reconstruct the sequence of events.
A case has been registered, and police are probing all possible angles to ascertain the motive and circumstances surrounding the murder. More details about the attackers and the sequence of events are expected to emerge as the investigation progresses.
Reacting to Singh’s murder, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring launched a scathing attack on the Bhagwant Mann government, questioning its claims of improving law and order.
“The Chief Minister promised a safer Punjab. Yet, the killing of an RTI activist has once again raised serious questions about public safety and the government’s ability to curb shootings, gang violence and targeted attacks,” he wrote on X.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
