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Hoshiarpur, January 4
Three armed men shot dead the sarpanch of Dadiyana village in Hoshiarpur on Thursday.
Sandeep Singh was going on Tanda road around 10 am when the men on a motorcycle approached him. They had covered themselves with shawls. They were known to the deceased, who shook hands with them before being gunned down from a close range.
The accused had been identified, police said.
Sandeep Singh was a Dalit leader. The community has threatened to launch a campaign if the culprits are not arrested by the evening.
After the murder, BSP workers forced the shops in the town to down their shutters.
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