Amritsar, Feb. 18 -- Aam Aadmi Party leader and sarpanch of Tarn Taran's Thathian Mehantan village, under the Sarhali police station, Harbarinder Singh was shot dead by unidentified assailants during a wedding function on Wednesday.

Following the incident, director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav suspended deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Patti, Jagbir Singh and station house officer (SHO), Sarhali, Gurvinder Singh, over lapses in preventive policing.

The incident comes nearly a month after another sarpanch and AAP leader Jarmal Singh of Valtoha village in Amritsar district was shot dead during a marriage function on January 4.

Harbarinder had gone to attend a wedding at a marriage palace, Sidhu Farm, when three armed men op...