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Village Head Navtej Singh Shot Dead in Ludhiana

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Former village head Navtej Singh alias Neetu was shot dead by two motorcycle assailants in Ludhiana.
The shooting happened Saturday evening, October 3, 2026, as Singh drove his Toyota Innova home.
Assailants fired 10–13 rounds, hitting Singh multiple times before fleeing.
Police seized dash-cam video and filed a case against eight people, two identified.
Advocate Alamjit Singh alleged a land-dispute motive and said shooters remain at large.

History

Historical Context

Rajiv Gandhi’s May 21, 1991 assassination by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam marked the second killing of an Indian prime minister in a decade, following Indira Gandhi’s 1984 murder by Sikh bodyguards. Both attacks stemmed from separatist unrest—Punjab’s Sikh insurgency and Sri Lanka’s Tamil movement—highlighting a broader pattern of political violence used to advance regional autonomy claims.

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Story summary

Former village head Navtej Singh alias Neetu was shot dead by two motorcycle assailants in Ludhiana.
The shooting happened Saturday evening, October 3, 2026, as Singh drove his Toyota Innova home.
Assailants fired 10–13 rounds, hitting Singh multiple times before fleeing.
Police seized dash-cam video and filed a case against eight people, two identified.
Advocate Alamjit Singh alleged a land-dispute motive and said shooters remain at large.

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