4 arrested on murder charges

TARN TARAN: Police arrested former Akali sarpanch Gurpreet Singh "Babbu", Amarpal Singh "Pala", Jaswant Singh "Nihang" and Vikramjit Singh "Vicky" for allegedly killing a Dalit man at Palasaur village, 10 km from Tarn Taran. Surjit Singh, 30, was killed and his brother Jaswant Singh suffered injuries, after around 50 Akali workers, including former sarpanch Gurpreet Singh, allegedly barged into their house and opened fire on the family. Senior Superintendent of Police Harjit Singh said the accused were arrested, and an unlicensed 12-bore gun and four cartridges were recovered from the former sarpanch, while a 32-bore revolver and three bullets were recovered from his brother Amarpal Singh. The attackers reportedly held a grudge against the Dalit family.