Dera chief of Uttarakhand Gurdwara shot dead
Two assailants on a motorcycle entered the Dera gates and shot Baba Tarsem Singh, the chief of Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara in Uttarakhand. He was declared dead after being rushed to the hospital.
THE Dera chief of the Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara in Uttarakhand was shot dead within the premises of the shrine by two bike-borne assailants early on Thursday. SSP Udham Singh Nagar, Manjunath TC, informed news agency PTI that two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle had entered the Dera’s gates and opened fire at Baba (Tarsem Singh), who was sitting on a chair.
Further adding, he said that Singh was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead.
Uttarakhand Director General of Police Abhinav Kumar told news agency ANI that the incident occurred around 6.15-6.30 am. Kumar also informed that the police headquarters has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising officials of the Special Task Force and local police hours for the investigation of the incident.
“The STF has been told to keep this as their top priority and probe all angles minutely. We have to not only identify the assailants but also the bigger conspiracy behind this murder, if any. We have also contacted the central agencies to share useful inputs related to this matter with us. I assure you that we will solve this matter soon and take strict action," Kumar told ANI.
