A 25-year-old man, hailing from Punjab’s Sohawa (Sarhali), was shot dead at Chunk Char Khamba in Tarn Taran, Canada, by two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants. The incident occurred late on Saturday night.
The deceased Jatinderpal Singh had come from Canada on April 16 and was to return in June.
On Saturday night, Jatinderpal was returning home from Tarn Taran in a Scorpio (GJ-12, DM-4006) along with his three friends when the assailants fired at the SUV.
According to reports, Jatinderpal was sitting in the front seat next to the driver. A bullet pierced through his rib. Though he was rushed to a local private hospital, his life could not have been saved, and doctors declared him brought dead.
The body’s post-mortem was conducted at the local Civil Hospital on Sunday.
The Tribune reported DSP (City), Barjinder Singh, as saying, ” a case under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 24, 54, 59 of the Arms Act had been registered by the police against two unidentified persons.”
According to the information collected from the mobile call details, the DSP added that they were in touch with a woman who was allegedly behind the killing. Jatinderpal and his friends went for a cocktail party at the local ‘Panj Taraa’ restaurant before leaving home and had called the woman, too, but she did not turn up.
It is believed that she had information regarding their every move. The police suspect that she was the one who had sent the bike-borne to kill Jatinderpal.
Tarn Taran and Patti towns are already infamous for killings, robberies, snatchings and other criminal activities.
