Chandigarh: Police have registered a case against 11 people in connection with the daylight murder of village sarpanch Harpinder Singh ‘Happy’ in Moga district of Punjab.
According to officials, the case has been filed against four named individuals and seven unidentified persons in the killing of the sarpanch of Patto Hira Singh village. Police have so far detained two suspects for questioning.
The victim was shot at multiple times by attackers on Friday morning. He sustained six to seven bullet injuries and later died during treatment at a hospital.
Initial investigation suggests the killing was the result of personal rivalry. Police said the sarpanch had been receiving death threats in recent months and usually travelled in a bulletproof vehicle. However, on the day of the attack he was travelling in a Mahindra Thar, which the attackers allegedly took advantage of.
Following the incident, the victim’s family staged a protest demanding action, which ended late Friday night after police detained two suspects.
Officials from the Bagha Purana police station said efforts are underway to arrest the remaining accused and expressed confidence that the other suspects will be apprehended soon. The body has been sent to the Civil Hospital in Moga for post-mortem examination.
