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Vaisakhi Festival Prayer Turns Fatal in Italy: Two Indian Men Shot Dead Outside Gurdwara
Investigators recovered about 10 shell casings and are examining CCTV footage as they probe a possible premeditated execution.
- Two Indian men, Rajinder Singh, 48, and Gurmit Singh, 48, were fatally shot late Friday night outside the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur in Covo, Italy, just before scheduled Vaisakhi celebrations.
- Investigators are treating the shooting as a "coldly planned execution" after recovering around 10 shell casings from the scene, ruling out a spontaneous altercation.
- Eyewitness Govindpa Singh claimed the attacker was a regular gurdwara visitor from Antegnate, suggesting the incident could be a "settling of scores" within the Sikh diaspora.
- Covo Mayor Andrea Cappelletti described the local Sikh community as "peaceful," noting they have had no public order issues in over 15 years despite the tragedy.
- Authorities have sent the victims' bodies to Pavia for autopsy while examining CCTV footage to identify the suspect, who reportedly fled the scene in a vehicle.
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