Woman among 3 shot dead in Ferozepur

Three persons, including a woman, were killed, while two others were seriously injured in a firing incident in the city area this afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Jaspreet Kaur (26), Dildeep Singh (21) and Akashdeep Singh, while the injured were: Anmoldeep Singh (24) and Harpreet Singh, all residents of the city area.

All of them belonged to the same family. Sources said Jaspreet’s marriage was scheduled for October 24 and they were going by a car (PB-15-E-5870) to invite their relatives for the marriage.

Around 12.15 pm, when they reached near Gurdwara Sri Akalgarh Sahib, six unidentified assailants reached there on two bikes and opened fire on the car. They fired around 50 rounds.

While Jaspreet died on the spot, Dildeep and Akashdeep succumbed to injuries while being taken to the hospital. Anmolpreet was referred to Ludhiana, while Harpreet is undergoing treatment at a local hospital where his condition is stated to be critical.

Sources in the police said Dildeep had a criminal history and two separate murder cases, one each at Mamdot and Kharar, were registered against him. The NIA had also conducted a raid at his residence last year.

Senior police officials, including Ferozepur range DIG Ajay Maluja, SSP Saumya Mishra and SP(D) Randhir Kumar, visited the spot. The entire area was cordoned off. A forensic team and a dog squad also reached the spot.