Barnala, Oct. 5 -- Son of a former sarpanch from Sehna village in Barnala Sukhwinder Singh Calcutta was shot dead on Saturday evening at the Sehna bus stand, said police.

Known for being vocal on various regional issues, Sukhwinder had recently shifted his political allegiance from the Congress to Simranjit Singh Mann's Akali Dal Amritsar. Following the incident, villagers staged a dharna at the bus stand.

Senior superintendent of police Sarfaraz Alam confirmed that Jinder Singh, a person with prior associations to Sukhwinder, allegedly shot him around 4.30pm. Both men were sitting together at a property dealer's office near the bus stand when the attack occurred. Preliminary reports suggest that the murder resulted from a personal disp...