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AAP Sarpanch Shot Dead at Wedding in Punjab’s Tarn Taran
An Aam Aadmi Party sarpanch was killed and his cousin critically injured at a Tarn Taran wedding; police recovered AK-47 cartridges and are investigating a personal enmity motive.
- At Sidhu Farm on the Tarn Taran‑Bathinda highway, Harpinder Singh, an Aam Aadmi Party sarpanch, was shot dead during his cousin's wedding on February 18, with police suspecting assailants used an AK-47.
- This killing follows the January 4 wedding‑time slaying of Jharmal Singh, and Opposition leaders said it exposes a collapse of law and order under Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
- Reports say the attackers opened fire from the crowd, using an AK-47 rifle with two empty cartridges recovered, while four CCTV units and an FSL team examine the crime scene.
- Germanjeet Singh, cousin of the sarpanch, was shot in the stomach and rushed to a private hospital in Amritsar in critical condition, while police registered the case and suspended two officers for negligence.
- The killing occurred during the second phase of Punjab's 'Gangsteran Te Vaar' drive, as 25 murders in January 2026 and recent high-profile killings raise security concerns.
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Hindustan TimesAAP Sarpanch Shot Dead at Wedding in Punjab’s Tarn Taran
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Tarn Taran, Feb 18 (PTI) An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sarpanch was shot dead by two unidentified assailants during a marriage function in Tarn Taran district of Punjab on Wednesday, police said. The incident comes nearly a month after another sarpanch and AAP leader, Jharmal Singh of Valtoha village in Amritsar district, was shot dead […]
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sarpanch Harbarinder Singh, 40, was shot dead by unidentified assailants during a wedding function in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district on Wednesday, marking the second killing of a sarpanch from the region in the past two months, police said. 🗳️ Harbarinder Singh Shot Dead: AAP Sarpanch Killed in Punjab’s Tarn Taran During Wedding Function, 2nd Killing in 2 Months.
Sarpanch Harpinder Singh, associated with the Aam Aadmi Party, was shot dead during a wedding ceremony in Tarn Taran district. His brother, who is in critical condition, was also shot when the attackers chased him. Akali leader Bikram Majithia questioned the law and order situation and demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister and the Director General of Police.
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