Sudhir suri

The police said the accused has been arrested and the weapon used in the incident has been recovered. DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav said the accused runs a garments shop near Gopal Mandir where the Hindu leader was leading a dharna. Reacting to the incident, BJP spokesperson Priti Gandhi tweeted, “Right under the nose of several police officers in Amritsar, Hindu activist Sudhir Suri shot dead at point blank range. He was reportedly on the hitlist of pro-Khalistani elements. Meanwhile Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann is busy with AAP's election campaign in Gujarat. What a shame!!” 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 has been arrested and the weapon used in the crime seized, police said. Suri was on the hit list of several gangsters for a long time and was provided security by the government with around eight Punjab Police personnel being attached to him, they said. Reacting to the incident, Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma said the law and order situation has completely broken down in the state. The incident took place months after singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead in broad daylight in Punjab's Mansa district.

How Suri was shot more than five times, according to the police, following which he lost consciousness and fell to the ground. They claimed that after being brought to a hospital, he passed away from gunshot wounds. Post-attack The accused has been arrested and the weapon used in the crime seized, police said. Reacting to the incident, Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma said the law and order situation has completely broken down in the state. Background According to police, Suri was on various gangsters' hit list for a very long time. The government gave him security by attaching about eight Punjab Police officers to him. (With inputs from agencies)

Amritsar: Sudhir Suri, a Hindutva right wing leader in Punjab, was shot dead on a busy street in Amritsar this afternoon in an attack that was caught on camera while there were over a dozen cops around him. Leader of a local outfit that uses the name Shiv Sena Taksali, Mr Suri was holding protest outside a temple against its management when at least five shots were fired from a pistol, allegedly by a local shopkeeper. Due to threats from gangsters and Khalistani extremists, Mr Suri had police protection, yet the attacker — Sandeep Singh, who has been arrested — was successful in landing at least two shots that led to his death at a hospital.There were also local cops deployed at the spot. Sudhir Suri with supporters just before he was shot in a locality near Majitha Road, Amritsar Sources said the attacker,a resident of Sultanwind area of the city,had come to the place with three others in an SUV but they escaped. Mr Suri, who wasn't an electoral player, was mostly known for his fiery — and allegedly communal — video messages on social media targeting some Sikh outfits and Khalistan supporters in particular. Police did not draw a connection as yet. The police commissioner appealed to the people to keep calm and not give in to any communal calls. Tense messages and conspiracy theories were going around among residents of the Sikh holy city, said local sources. Earlier today, Mr Suri had got into an argument with some men from the management of Gopal Mandir near Majitha Road...

Amritsar/Chandigarh: A local shopkeeper was the one who shot Sudhir Suri, one of Punjab's most prominent Hindu right wing leaders, in Amritsar today when he was on a sit-in protest outside a temple over alleged sacrilege of Hindu idols and images. State police chief Gaurav Yadav said he died at the hospital, due to the gunshot injuries. "He was on a dharna over a dispute of Gopal Mandir management. The attacker has a garment shop there. He fired bullets from his licensed .32-bore revolver. Some of the bullets hit [Sudhir Suri] and he was taken to hospital immediately," DGP Yadav said. "The accused, Sandeep Singh Sunny, was taken into custody from the spot itself. His interrogation is on. We have registered a case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code," he added, but did not share more specifics about the direction of the probe. Leader of a local outfit that uses the name Shiv Sena Taksali, Sudhir Suri was mainly known for his aggressive — often abusive and allegedly communal — video messages on social media targeting some Sikh outfits and Khalistan supporters in particular. Police have not drawn a connection, though unconfirmed theories floated on social media. "We are trying to find out how many security personnel were present with Sudhir Suri at the point of shooting," said DGP Yadav. Mr Suri had police protection due to threats from gangsters and Khalistani extremists, and there were local cops deployed at the spot too. But the attacker simply walked into ...