Chandigarh, February 22 Police have arrested two men following a brief encounter in connection with the killing of an AAP sarpanch in Punjab, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants during a wedding function.
Acting on specific information, police intercepted two young men on a motorcycle in Naushehra Pannuan. The accused opened fire at them and attempted to flee, Tarn Taran SSP Surendra Lamba said.
The two, identified as Sharanpreet Singh and Hardeep Singh of Chola Sahib in Tarn Taran, sustained leg injuries during the crossfire and have been hospitalised, he said.
Sharanpreet is one of the four main accused in the Sarpanch murder case and was present on the day of the incident with the shooters involved in the Sarpanch killing, he said.
Further investigations are underway, he said.
Harbarinder Singh, a sarpanch of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Thathian Mehta village, was killed by two unidentified assailants during a wedding event in the Tarn Taran district on Wednesday.
Harbarinder Singh had gone to attend a wedding at a marriage palace when three armed men opened fire on him from close range.
The incident occurred nearly a month after another sarpanch and AAP leader, Jharmal Singh of Valtoha village in Amritsar district, was shot dead during a wedding function.
