Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 4

Shiv Sena (Taksali) chief Sudhir Suri was shot lifeless by an assailant exterior a temple within the metropolis at present. More than 5 pictures had been fired at Suri after which he fell unconscious. He was taken to hospital the place he succumbed to his accidents, the police stated.

The incident happened when Suri and his supporters had been holding an agitation exterior Gopal Mandir within the presence of heavy police pressure. The police arrested a garment store proprietor, Sandeep Singh, who allegedly shot Suri together with his licensed weapon. His store is situated a number of metres from the spot.

Suri’s supporters additionally opened hearth on the accused, who had taken shelter inside a home after committing the crime, and broken his automotive. They later held an illustration exterior the hospital the place Suri was admitted on the Amritsar-Attari street. Police Commissioner Arun Pal Singh claimed preliminary probe revealed there was a dispute between two teams over the temple administration. The incident happened following a verbal duel between the warring factions, he stated.

DGP Gaurav Yadav stated the accused had been arrested and a .32 bore pistol seized. “An in-depth investigation is being conducted. We will probe if the incident is part of a larger conspiracy,” he stated.

Sources stated Suri was on the hit-list of gangsters and a few radical organisations over his controversial remarks on social media. He had over 12 policemen in his safety.

How all of it unfolded

• 3 pm: Sudhir Suri (60) arrives at Gopal Mandir in Amritsar’s Kashmir Avenue space
• Protests ‘dumping’ of idols and posters of deities on roadside
• Stages dharna with supporters
• 3.20 pm: Cops attain there
• 3.40 pm: Shop proprietor Sandeep Singh arrives, shoots Suri

Booked for hate speech

• Was given ‘Y-category’ safety
• Arrested for offensive language in opposition to a neighborhood
• Was on ‘hit list’ of Canada-based gangster-terrorist Lakhbir Singh

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