AAP's MLA Gogi from Punjab's Ludhiana dies of bullet injuries mysteriously at home
Punjab ruling AAP legislator Gurpreet Bassi Gogi, 58, from Ludhiana (West), died of bullet injuries under mysterious circumstances at his residence late on Friday night. He reportedly suffered a bullet injury to his head.
He was rushed to DMC Hospital, where he was declared brought dead. After the incident, Police Commissioner Kuldeep Chahal and Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal also rushed to the hospital.Police said an autopsy report would confirm whether Bassi had committed suicide or if he had accidentally shot himself. Confirming the death, Joint Police Commissioner Jaskaran Singh Teja told the media in Ludhiana that Gurpreet Gogi was brought dead at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).Teja said, "As per the family members, he shot himself accidentally and sustained bullet injuries to his head. Gurpreet Gogi was declared dead at the hospital; his body has been kept at the mortuary in the DMC hospital." The incident occurred around 12 a.m., soon after his return from a public function.
His wife, who was in another room, heard the gunshots and found him lying in a pool of blood. On hearing the bullet sound, she rushed to inquire and found him lying in a pool of blood. Gogi's security guards immediately rushed him to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead.
Gogi is survived by his wife, Sukhchain Kaur Gogi, a son, and a daughter. Gogi had joined the AAP in 2022 and defeated two-time MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu during the Assembly elections from the Ludhiana (West) Assembly constituency. Gogi was a Ludhiana Municipal Corporation councilor twice before becoming a legislator in 2022. Gogi was the chairman of PSIEC. During the Congress government, Gogi was given the responsibility of Chairman of the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC).
He was a Congress district (Urban) president from 2014 to 2019. Before joining the AAP, Gogi was a strong contender for the post of Municipal Corporation Mayor in the Congress, but Balkar Singh Sandhu won the race. Afterward, he started distancing himself from the Congress.
Gogi was close to former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Last year, Gogi had destroyed the foundation stone of a pipeline project in Buddha Nullah, for which he had laid the foundation stone in 2022.
He had expressed frustration over the delays in the project, and Vidhan Sabha speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan had promised strict action against any hindrance to the clean-up project in response to the AAP legislator's grievances. Hours before his death, he had met with Sandhwan and AAP MP Sant Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal in Ludhiana for a cleanliness drive of Buddha Nullah.
His wife, Dr Sukhchain Bassi, has also been a councilor once.
ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਤੋਂ ਸਾਡੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਦੇ ਸਤਿਕਾਰਯੋਗ ਵਿਧਾਇਕ ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਗੋਗੀ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਅਕਾਲ ਚਲਾਣੇ ਦੀ ਦੁਖਦਾਈ ਖ਼ਬਰ ਮਿਲੀ। ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਬੇਹੱਦ ਦੁੱਖ ਲੱਗਿਆ, ਗੋਗੀ ਜੀ ਬੇਹੱਦ ਵਧੀਆ ਇਨਸਾਨ ਸਨ। ਦੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਘੜੀ 'ਚ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਦਿਲੋਂ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ। ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਵਿੱਛੜੀ ਰੂਹ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਚਰਨਾਂ 'ਚ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਦੇਣ। ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਸਮੇਤ ਚਾਹੁਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੁਖਦਾਈ… pic.twitter.com/FmfXlr5oZM
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) January 11, 2025
Shocked and heartbroken by the loss of Sh. Gurpreet Gogi Bassi,MLA from Ludhiana.
My deepest condolences to the grieving family during this difficult time.May they find the strength to endure this painful loss.I pray to the Almighty that his noble soul rests in eternal peace. 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/H9AKYYywfF
— Aman Arora (@AroraAmanSunam) January 11, 2025
