Amritsar: A 25-year-old man, identified as Teerath Singh, the brother of a village sarpanch, was shot dead in Gani Shah Wala village (Jheeta Kalan) under the Attari assembly constituency on Monday evening.
According to preliminary information, Teerath Singh, son of Angrez Singh, was standing near Baba Gani Shah when some youths from the village allegedly opened fire on him.
He was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, but doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Police from Chatiwind police station reached the spot after receiving information about the incident and launched an investigation. The motive behind the killing has not yet been officially established.
