Lucky Oberoi news updates: AAP leader shot dead in Punjab's Jalandhar, 8-10 rounds were fired

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Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav flagged illegal weapons from Pakistan after AAP leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead in Jalandhar.

"Officers conducted a review meeting over the investigation up until now. The spot inspections were conducted... The perpetrators will receive exemplary punishment as per the law... Yes, this is also a theory (of student politics or personal vendetta as the motive) that has been circulating... Since Op Sindoor, there has been a 400% increase in illegal weapons coming in from Pakistan... These consignments are being sent in through drones," DGP Yadav told the media.

Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav inspected the spot where AAP worker Lucky Oberoi was shot dead in Jalandhar this morning.

BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh also hit out at the Bhagwant Mann government, saying that the brutal daylight killing of AAP leader Lucky Oberoi in Jalandhar is not just a murder; it is a chilling reminder that Punjab is slipping into complete lawlessness.

"When leaders of the ruling party themselves are being gunned down in public places, it exposes the utter collapse of governance and the dangerous rise of gangster raj across the state. If those in power are not safe, what protection remains for the common people of Punjab?" Chugh said in a post on X.

Chugh said that AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal promised to eradicate criminals and miscreants from Punjab, "but instead it has pushed the state deeper into fear, drugs, organised crime, and administrative paralysis. The Mann government appears more interested in political optics and PR than in protecting lives."

"My Punjab, once known for its courage and prosperity, is now being pushed towards anarchy due to sheer incompetence and lack of leadership. The people of Punjab deserve security, dignity, and a government that can actually govern," Chugh said.

Congress's Punjab chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, reacting to AAP leader Lucky Oberoi being shot dead in Jalandhar, said nobody is safe under AAP rule in Punjab.

"This is what we have been warning time and again. AAP has pushed Punjab into Jungle Raj," he said.

BJP leader Jaiveer Shergill has said that AAP rule in Punjab is “ gunda raj and gangster raj”.

"Today, under the Aam Aadmi Party government, there is neither the rule of law nor people’s rule; instead, there is gunda raj and gangster raj. Murders, extortion calls, rape cases, the killing of a kabaddi player, and the killing of businessmen, shopkeepers, and traders have become common news in Punjab. The truth is that ever since the Aam Aadmi Party came to power in Punjab, the state has not become a field of development but a playground for gangsters. The state administration and Punjab Police are engaged only in serving Arvind Kejriwal, not in serving or protecting the people," the BJP leader told news agency PTI.

Lucky Oberoi news live updates: Cops suspect that the miscreants who opened fire on Lucky Oberoi may have been tracking his movements for some time, news agency PTI reported. In the firing incident, the window panes of Oberoi's Thar vehicle and of another vehicle parked in the area were shattered.

Lucky Oberoi news live updates: A CCTV clip has emerged following AAP leader's Lucky Oberoi's death, in which he can be seen being shot at multiple times whilst inside his Thar SUV car.

Lucky Oberoi news live updates: Reacting to the death of AAP leader Lucky Oberoi, Congress MP Dharamvira Gandhi said that "anarchy has become prevalent" in Punjab, reported ANI. He further remarked that Punjab is increasingly becoming "like Bihar."

Lucky Oberoi news live updates: After the shooting in Jalandhar, a Thar SUV was the sticker ‘Oberoi’ was seen in fresh visuals. Lucky Oberoi was reportedly shot inside the car after he was returning after offering prayers at a gurdwara.

Lucky Oberoi death news: A doctor at Sri Ram Hospital said that Lucky Oberoi was brought in at around 8 am after the shooting in Jalandhar. “On examination it was found that 8-9 rounds were fired on him. He was given CPR and also put on a ventilator, but his life could not be saved,” Dr Vishal told ANI.

Lucky Oberoi news live updates: Police said the miscreants, who had reportedly carried out a recce of Oberoi’s movements, arrived outside the gurdwara and fired 8-10 shots using two sophisticated weapons from both sides of the vehicle.

The firing shattered the window panes of his SUV as well as another vehicle parked in the gurdwara parking area.

Lucky Oberoi news live updates: Speaking to news agency ANI, Dr Vishal, Sri Ram Hospital said, “Lucky Oberoi was brought here around 8 am. On examination, it was found that 8-9 rounds were fired at him. He was given CPR and also put on a ventilator, but his life could not be saved.”

Lucky Oberoi death news updates: Police probe into Lucky Oberoi's murder has so far revealed that the miscreants fired around 8-10 shots at the AAP leader and the window panes of the Thar SUV he was seated in were also shattered in the process.

Lucky Oberoi death news updates: Jalandhar Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur Randhawa said that CCTV footage gathered from the site of the shooting showed that the incident took place at around 7:30 am, after Lucky Oberoi sat inside his Thar SUV.

Lucky Oberoi death news updates: Shortly after reports of Oberoi's death surfaced on Friday, the BJP also reacted, hitting out at the AAP-led Punjab government for the condition of law and order in the state. “Once again law and order in complete collapse in Punjab…AAP is Paap for Punjab,” BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonwalla said in an X post.

Lucky Oberoi death news updates: Lucky Oberoi's killing comes weeks after another AAP leader, Jarmal Singh, was shot dead in Amritsar on January 4. According to police, Singh was attending a wedding in Amritsar on Sunday when two unidentified assailants shot him at point-blank range.

Lucky Oberoi death news updates: Lucky Oberoi was returning after offering prayers at a gurdwara in Jalandhar's Model Town area when unidentified assailants showed up on a bike and fired 8-10 shots at the Punjab leader.

Oberoi was hospitalised but succumbed to his injuries.

Lucky Oberoi death news updates: Visuals from after the killing of AAP leader Lucky Oberoi outside the posh Model Town gurdwara in Jalandhar showed shattered pieces of glass of a black Thar SUV.

Lucky Oberoi death news updates: AAP leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead in Punjab's Jalandhar on Friday morning while he was leaving the Model Town gurdwara after offering prayers.

He was admitted to a private hospital but succumbed to gunshot injuries, police told HT.