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Aam Aadmi Party leader and village sarpanch Jharmal Singh was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants at a wedding venue here on Sunday (January 4, 2026), police said.
According to the police, Singh, a resident of Valthoa village in Tarn Taran district, was attending a marriage ceremony in Amritsar when some unidentified assailants shot him from point-blank range.
After a gunshot hit Singh’s forehead, he fell and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.
The police visited the spot, took CCTV footage and recorded the statements of eyewitnesses, they said.
The police have launched a search to identify and nab the assailants, they added.
Published – January 05, 2026 07:02 am IST
