Amritsar: A businessman from Dubli village in Punjab’s Patti area was shot dead by unidentified gangsters on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
The deceased has been identified as 45-year-old Jaswant Singh Bittu, who was allegedly being threatened by gangsters demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh.<\/p>\n
According to sources, Bittu, who ran an aarhat business in Kot Budha and his native village Dubli, was working at his shop in the early hours when the incident took place. Two armed assailants arrived on a motorcycle, and one of them entered the shop and opened fire on him.<\/p>\n
The attackers fled the scene immediately after the shooting. Bittu was rushed to a nearby hospital by his family members, where doctors declared him brought dead.<\/p>\n
Inspector Gurcharan Singh, SHO of Sadar Patti police station, visited the crime scene and said that a case has been registered.<\/p>\n
He said that further action will be taken based on the family’s statements and assured that efforts are underway to arrest the culprits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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