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A time aft an AAP sarpanch was changeable dormant by unidentified assailants astatine a wedding, the Lakhbir Landa pack claimed work for the sidesplitting successful an unverified societal media station connected Thursday (February 19, 2026).
Police said efforts were being made to hint the assailants.
Harbarinder Singh, Aam Aadmi Party person and sarpanch of Thathian Mehta village, was changeable dormant astatine the wedding from adjacent scope by the 2 assailants connected Wednesday (February 18). An AK-47 firearm was utilized successful the attack, according to police.
The killing came astir a period aft different sarpanch and AAP leader, Jharmal Singh of Valtoha colony successful Amritsar district, was changeable dormant astatine a wedding.
In the unverified station that surfaced connected societal media connected Thursday (February 19), the Lakhbir Landa pack claimed it was down Harbarinder Singh's killing.
Police had earlier said that the lawsuit was being investigated from each imaginable angles successful a technological and method manner. They said that based connected the probe truthful far, determination appeared to beryllium nary space of menace oregon extortion.
The anticipation of idiosyncratic enmity oregon a revenge space appeared to beryllium strong, constabulary had said.
Tarn Taran Senior Superintendent of Police Surendra Lamba assured connected Wednesday (February 18) that a thorough probe into the substance would beryllium conducted and exemplary punishment would beryllium meted retired for the culprits.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patti) Jagbir Singh and Station House Officer (Sarhali) Gurvinder Singh person been suspended successful transportation with the incidental connected relationship of the lack of capable preventive policing measures.
