India, Aug. 30 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activist Gurpreet Singh Gopi was shot dead after unidentified armed men allegedly chased the bike he was travelling on and opened fire in Mamdot, a rural town around 24 km from Punjab's Ferozepur, on Saturday night, police said.

Ferozepur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said Gopi and his associate Harpreet were travelling on a bike when the attackers, in a car, allegedly chased them and opened fire.

Gopi and Harpreet sustained bullet injuries; doctors declared Gopi dead on arrival at the hospital where they were taken. Harpreet is receiving treatment.

The SSP said an old dispute between the two parties appears to be behind the attack. However, an election-related dispu...