SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal's aide shot by unidentified men in Punjab
Punjab Police have launched an investigation into the shooting and are trying to identify the assailant. CCTV footage from the area is being examined as part of the probe, officials said. The motive behind the attack is not yet known.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Kala Jabandha was shot at by an unidentified assailant in Punjab's Mansa district on Monday, police officials said.
According to preliminary information, Jabandha was at his shop in Bareta town when the attacker arrived and opened fire. A bullet hit him in the abdomen, following which he was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Eyewitnesses said Jabandha was preparing to leave for home from his shop in the grain market when a man on a motorcycle intercepted him and fired at him before fleeing the spot.
A local resident, Gurjant Singh, claimed that only one shot was fired and said the attacker appeared to be in his 20s.
Punjab Police have launched an investigation into the shooting and are trying to identify the assailant. CCTV footage from the area is being examined as part of the probe, officials added.
The motive behind the attack is not yet known.
Jabandha has served as the SAD's zone in-charge as well as a Zila Parishad member. He is also considered close to SAD chief and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Kala Jabandha was shot at by an unidentified assailant in Punjab's Mansa district on Monday, police officials said.
According to preliminary information, Jabandha was at his shop in Bareta town when the attacker arrived and opened fire. A bullet hit him in the abdomen, following which he was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Eyewitnesses said Jabandha was preparing to leave for home from his shop in the grain market when a man on a motorcycle intercepted him and fired at him before fleeing the spot.
A local resident, Gurjant Singh, claimed that only one shot was fired and said the attacker appeared to be in his 20s.
Punjab Police have launched an investigation into the shooting and are trying to identify the assailant. CCTV footage from the area is being examined as part of the probe, officials added.
The motive behind the attack is not yet known.
Jabandha has served as the SAD's zone in-charge as well as a Zila Parishad member. He is also considered close to SAD chief and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
