AAP Sarpanch Shot Dead at Punjab Wedding

An Aam Aadmi Party sarpanch was shot dead by unidentified assailants during a wedding ceremony in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Wednesday, marking the second such killing of an AAP local leader in less than a month. Harbarinder Singh, the sarpanch of Thathian Mehta village, was attending the function in the Sarhali police station area when the attackers opened fire at close range, police said.

The incident occurred at a marriage palace, where Singh was among the guests. According to Tarn Taran Senior Superintendent of Police Surendra Lamba, two or three armed men carried out the attack, leaving Singh critically injured. He died either on the spot or en route to a hospital. Singh's cousin, who was seated nearby and attempted to pursue the fleeing assailants, sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and remains in critical condition at a nearby medical facility.

Police recovered two empty cartridges from the scene and identified the use of a 9mm weapon based on primer size. While some witnesses reported the involvement of an AK-47 rifle, investigators are verifying those accounts. Lamba stated that preliminary inquiries have not uncovered any prior threats, extortion demands or...