Unidentified gangsters shot dead a shopkeeper at village Dhoolka falling under Khilchian police station in Baba Bakala area of Amritsar rural for failing to give extortion money.
The deceased was identified as 65-year-old Manjit Singh, who ran a grocery store in the village. According to information, members of a gang, which is said to be active in the area, demanded extortion money from the deceased.
The victim’s son, Lakhwinder Singh, said the gangsters were demanding an extortion amount of ₹50 lakh and had fired gunshots on the night of October 26, but my father escaped narrowly. A few days ago, we again received calls from the gangsters for ransom money. On Sunday afternoon, my father was at the shop when the assailants reached there on a bike and started firing at him and fled. My father succumbed to the injuries on the spot”, he added.
On the statement of Lakhwinder, a case was registered against unknown persons at Khilchian police station. Superintendent of police (SP) Aditya Warrior said police teams are scanning CCTV footage of the area to trace the assailants.