Punjab: Three arrested after Shiv Sena leader shot dead, minor suffers bullet injuries in Moga

Punjab: Punjab Police has arrested three individuals in reference to the homicide of a Shiv Sena leader in Moga district, official sources mentioned on Saturday (March 15). Mangat Rai, who was the Moga district president of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, was shot lifeless late on Thursday evening. A 12-year-old boy additionally sustained gunshot wound in the firing, police mentioned.

Manga (52) had stepped out of his home to purchase groceries on Thursday evening when three unknown individuals attacked him round 10 pm. The primary bullet missed Manga however hit the 12-year-old boy who got here in the road of fireplace, an officer mentioned.

Manga then fled the world on his two-wheeler. The attackers, who chased him, fired once more at Manga, this time hitting the goal. Manga was rushed to a hospital by police, the place the docs declared him lifeless, the officer mentioned. Whereas police suspect the incident might be a fallout of a private rivalry, Manga’s members of the family claimed he didn’t have enmity with anybody.