Former councillor Sukhmeet Singh alias Sukhmeet Deputy who was recently released from jail on parole in an infamous Mikki Kidnapping and Ransom case was shot dead in broad daylight by some unknown assailants at Gazi Gulla area here today.
The incident took place when the deceased was crossing Gopal Nagar area near Gazi Gulla this afternoon. As per reports, nearly a dozen bullets were fired into his body. The eyewitnesses told the police that around four men carrying fire weapons, who arrived in an I10 car, fired bullets on Sukhmeet who was on his motorcycle.
The incident has raised questions on the law and order situation in the city as Sukhmeet was shot dead during weekend lockdown today when police have been deployed across the city.
Apart from being a councillor, the deceased had also served as former rural congress president. He was immediately rushed to a private hospital nearby where doctors declared him brought dead.
His name had earlier been in headlines after he was arrested for kidnapping Mikki Nanda, son of film distributor and coloniser Subhash Nanda. He had then demanded Rs 1 crore as ransom amount. As per the sources the cops recovered eight bullet shells from the spot and are checking CCTV footage to trace the accused.
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Deputy Commissioner of Police Gurmeet Singh said that the police have been investigating the matter. He said the manner in which the incident took place it seems like the deceased had a personal enmity with someone. “We have procured CCTV footage and different police teams have been deployed to nab the accused”, he added.