Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri shot dead in Punjab's Amritsar

Sudhir Suri, a Shiv Sena leader, was assassinated in Amritsar, Punjab.

Shiv Sena leaders demonstrated outside a temple against its administrators after several shattered idols were discovered in the temple's garbage.

Sudhir Suri, a Shiv Sena leader, was killed in Amritsar, Punjab, on Friday. According to reports, the event occurred outside a temple in the city. Shiv Sena leaders demonstrated outside a temple against its administrators after several shattered idols were discovered in the temple's garbage. This is when a member of the audience approached and shot Suri.

"During some disturbance, Sudhir Suri was shot outside Gopal Mandir in Amritsar. "He suffered gunshot injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he died," Amritsar police said.

The culprit has been detained, and the weapon used in the crime has been retrieved, according to the police.

According to DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav, the accused owns a clothing store near Gopal Mandir, where the Hindu leader was holding a dharna.

Priti Gandhi, a BJP spokesman, responded to the event by tweeting, "Right beneath the noses of multiple police personnel in Amritsar, Hindu activist Sudhir Suri was shot dead at point blank range." He was allegedly on a kill list compiled by pro-Khalistani groups. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is in Gujarat campaigning for the AAP. What a pity!

According to the authorities, Suri was shot more than five times before collapsing and losing consciousness. He was transferred to a hospital, where he died from gunshot wounds, they added. According to authorities, the culprit has been apprehended and the weapon used in the crime has been recovered.

Suri had been on the hit list of various gangsters for a long time and was given government protection, with roughly eight Punjab Police officers assigned to him, they added.

In response to the event, Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma stated that the state's law and order situation had entirely collapsed.

The event occurred months after Punjab's Mansa district's singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead in broad sight.