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Punjab Police connected Monday (January 12, 2026) said it has arrested 2 shooters and 5 different accused successful the execution lawsuit of an AAP sarpanch who was killed astatine a wedding successful Amritsar connected January 4.
The 2 shooters —Sukhraj Singh alias Ganga from Patti successful Tarn Taran territory and Karamjit Singh from Gurdaspur territory — were arrested from Raipur successful Chhattisgarh connected Sunday (January 11, 2026) successful coordination with the section constabulary and Central agencies, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav told reporters.
“The 2 were produced earlier a tribunal successful Raipur and taken into custody aft obtaining transit remand. They are being brought to Amritsar for further investigation,” helium said.
“The different 5 arrested accused, who were portion of the enactment and logistical module, were arrested from Punjab,” the DGP said. Jharmal Singh, sarpanch of Valthoa colony successful Tarn Taran, was changeable dormant astatine the wedding astatine point-blank range.
CCTV footage showed the 2 shooters walking into the wedding venue, 1 of them pulling retired a weapon and firing astatine Mr. Jharmal Singh's caput earlier fleeing the spot. Jharmal Singh was rushed to a hospital, but helium succumbed to his injuries.
Soon aft the incident, the AAP authorities drew flak from the absorption implicit alleged deteriorating instrumentality and bid successful Punjab, with the BJP demanding Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's resignation.
