Amritsar, November 4, Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh Landa has taken the responsibility for the broad daylight murder of the Hindu leader Sudhir Suri.
All aspects of Shiv Sena leader’s murder to be examined, says DGP Gaurav Yadav. He claimed responsibility in a social media post. Though the police officials were tightlipped over any further development in the case, a police official said they were checking the authenticity of the social media post. Meanwhile, the situation in Amritsar remained peaceful. Heavy police security was deputed near the postmortem house. A medical board was formed for his autopsy.
Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri was shot dead in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday, police said.The incident took place outside Gopal Mandir on Majitha Road — one of the busiest places in the city — where Suri and some other leaders of the party were holding a protest, they said.
According to police, more than five shots were fired at Suri after which he fell down and lost consciousness. He was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to bullet injuries, they said.The accused, identified as Sandeep Singh, a resident of Sultanwind area of Amritsar city, has been arrested and the weapon used in the crime seized, police said. The alleged accused is being interrogated to bring out the motive behind the killing, they said.
