India News | Villager Shot Dead in Punjab's Amritsar

Amritsar, May 24 (PTI) A villager was shot dead by four unidentified people in a village in the Sathiala village, 40 kilometers away from here, on Wednesday, police said.

The assailants pumped 15 to 20 bullets into Jarnail Singh, Superintendent of Police Jugraj Singh said.

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Jarnail, an agriculturalist, was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, police said.

The entire episode was captured on CCTV cameras.

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The SP said police have procured vital clues about the assailants.

Singh said various police teams have been dispatched and asserted that the assailants would soon be arrested.

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