Girl shot in moving car, Cong leader held

Tribune News Service

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Moga, March 18

Shot at point-blank range in a moving car, a girl was killed while her elder sister was seriously injured allegedly by a Congress leader near the bus stand at Manuke village in Nihalsinghwala subdivision of Moga district on Thursday, police sources said.

Moving just a few yards away from the bus stand, the Congress leader, identified as Gurveer Singh, a resident of Sekha Khurd village, pushed out one of the girls sitting on the front seat by opening the window of the car. The other girl, sitting on the rear seat, opened the window and fell down in a bid to escape when he pointed the revolver and fired a shot at her, eyewitnesses said.

Another youth coming in a car took the injured girls to a government hospital from where they were referred to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital at Faridkot, local police officials said.

Later, one of the girls, identified as Kamlpreet Kaur (18), succumbed to the injuries. The condition of her elder sister, Amanpreet Kaur (24), is stated to be serious. Gurveer Singh’s mother is the sarpanch of Sekha Khurd village while his father is a former sarpanch.

Later in the evening, the police claimed Gurveer had been arrested from Ludhiana district. The car and weapon used in the crime had also been recovered from him. Preliminary investigations revealed that he also tried to kill himself after the incident, but fell short of bullets. The police are yet to ascertain the exact reason behind the attack.