Situation tense in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar after unidentified assailants shot dead Nanakmatta Gurudwara Kar Sewa chief Baba Tarsem Singh.
According to police, two bike-borne men fired indiscriminately at Baba Tarsem Singh inside the ‘dera’ around 6:30am on Thursday. Singh, who was critically injured in the incident, was taken to a hospital in Khatima where he was declared dead.
Udham Singh Nagar senior superintendent of police (SSP) Manjunath TC reached the spot and took stock of the situation.
“Two unidentified assailants who came on bike opened fire at Baba Tarsem Singh inside the ‘dera’. We have deployed several police teams, along with the special task force (STF), to nab the killers. We will also constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate the murder,” Uttarakhand additional director general of police (Law and Order) AP Anshuman said.
A report in Times of India quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the men on the motorcycle entered the dera‘s open gates and opened fire at Tarsem Singh, who was seated on a chair inside.
“We are committed to apprehending the perpetrators and bringing them to justice swiftly. Three gun shells of .315 bore have been recovered from the spot which indicate that country-made pistols were used in the shooting,” SSP Manjunath was quoted as saying.
The Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara is a revered Sikh shrine located on the Rudrapur-Tanakpur route in Udham Singh Nagar district of the state.
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