Cop shot dead in Abohar, probe on

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Abohar, June 25

A Sub-Inspector was allegedly shot dead by some car-borne assailants here last night.

As per preliminary reports, when the victim, Gurwinder Singh alias Vicky (30), ventured out of his Basant Nagari residence here around 10 pm, the accused came in a car and fired three bullets on him. One of the bullets hit him in the head.

Vicky was rushed to the civil hospital where he was declared brought dead. The police claimed that it appeared to be a planned murder, while the family said he had no enmity with anyone.

Gurwinder was posted at the district headquarters in the CID wing of the police in Fazilka. His father Sukhcharan Singh had retired as a head constable and uncle Bhagwan Singh is an ASI at City-1 police station here.

DIG Ferozepur range Hardyal Singh Mann and SSP Harjit Singh inspected the crime spot today. “We hope to crack the case soon,” the SSP said.