Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Gogi dies of bullet wound
Family members told the police that the MLA had retired to his room after dinner. After some time, they heard a gunshot and rushed to his room and found him bleeding. He was rushed to the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), but he succumbed on the way around midnight.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Gogi Bassi, 58, died after sustaining a gunshot wound in his head at his house in Dayal Nagar of Ghumar Mandi, Ludhiana, on Friday night.

He was cremated at the cremation ground near KVM School on Saturday afternoon. He was accorded a gun salute by the Punjab Police.
Family members told the police that the MLA had retired to his room after dinner. After some time, they heard a gunshot and rushed to his room and found him bleeding. He was rushed to the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), but he succumbed on the way around midnight.
On being informed, commissioner of police Kuldeep Singh Chahal and deputy commissioner Jitendra Jorwal reached the hospital.
Police said it was an accidental fire.
Earlier in the day, Gogi had participated in a cleanliness drive of the local Buddha Nullah that was attended by Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and environmentalist and AAP MP Balbir Singh Seechewal.
He had also visited Prachin Sheetla Mata Mandir, which was targeted by burglars two days ago, and assured devotees of action.
The post-mortem was conducted at DMCH by a team of five doctors from the civil hospital. The post-mortem report revealed that the bullet hit Gogi on the right side of the head and pierced through the left side. Police found his licensed pistol at the house.
Committed foot soldier of the party: CM Mann
Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, who reached the cremation ground to bid adieu to the MLA, said in a condolence message that Gogi was a hardworking, dedicated and committed colleague. “He worked tirelessly for the wellbeing of the people, especially of his constituency. He never approached me for any personal work. Whenever he met, he always discussed development plans of his constituency. He was a committed foot soldier of the party,” said the CM.
Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said in a press statement that Gogi will always be remembered for his dedication to work. He said that Gogi and Seechewal had a long discussion on Friday about converting Buddha Nullah into Buddha Darya.
Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria, state AAP president Aman Arora and leaders of various political parties also expressed condolences to the family.
AAP convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal posted on X: “Deeply saddened to learn about the untimely passing of Gurpreet Gogi Bassi ji, the MLA from Ludhiana. A leader who served his people with unwavering dedication and compassion, his absence will leave a void that is hard to fill. May his soul rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with his grieving family during this difficult time. May they find strength and solace. We stand firmly with his family and the people of Ludhiana in this moment of profound loss. His legacy of service will always be remembered.”
Punjab AAP president Aman Arora posted on X, “Shocked and heartbroken. My deepest condolences to the grieving family during this difficult time. May they find the strength to endure this painful loss. I pray to the Almighty that his noble soul rests in eternal peace.”
State cabinet minister Hardeep Singh Mundian was the first party leader to reach Gogi’s house to condole the death. Mundian said that Gogi was like an elder brother to him and termed his death a setback for the AAP.
Left Congress for AAP in 2022
Gogi joined the AAP in 2022 before the assembly election. He defeated former cabinet minister and two-time Congress MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu from Ludhiana (West).
Earlier, he was a councillor from ward number 76 of Ludhiana West for three terms from 2007-22. He was the district Congress committee (urban) president from 2014-19. During the Congress rule, he was Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) chairman from 2019-22. He was a member of the committee on estimates and committee on local bodies of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha from 2022-23.
He was later appointed chairman, committee on local bodies of the Vidhan Sabha, for the first time for 2022-23 and 2024-25.
On August 23, 2024, Gogi removed a foundation stone of a pipeline project to be built under the ₹650-crore Buddha Nullah rejuvenation plan. It was he himself who had laid it in 2022. Gogi said he removed the stone as he was frustrated by the poor performance of the departments involved in the project.
A collector of vintage scooters and motorcycles, Gogi had filed his nomination papers in 2022 by riding an old scooter to the mini secretariat.
During the recent municipal corporation elections, Gogi had taken his wife, Sukhchain Kaur Gogi, an AAP candidate, on his vintage scooter to the mini secretariat to file her papers. She, however, lost to Congress candidate Inderjit Singh Indi.