FEROZEPUR, Nov 16: A 32-year-old shopkeeper and son of a local RSS leader was shot dead by two unidentified bike-borne attackers here, police said on Sunday.
The victim has been identified as Naveen Arora (32), whose father Baldev Raj Arora has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for the past many years. The deceased also served as an RSS volunteer, they said.
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Naveen’s grandfather, late Dina Nath, had also been a senior RSS leader in Ferozepur.
The incident occurred on Saturday when Naveen was walking from his shop to his residence near the Sadhu Chand Chowk in the city, police said.
Two unidentified youth arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire at Naveen from point-blank range before fleeing, they said. Naveen was rushed to a private hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Sunday alleged that Naveen’s murder has once again exposed the AAP Government’s failure to maintain law and order in the State.
First in a post on X and then in a statement, Jakhar slammed the Bhagwant Mann dispensation over the incident, which “once again exposed the collapse of law and order under the AAP”.
Jakhar also alleged that gangsters are running a parallel Government in Punjab, as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has failed to fulfil his responsibilities.
“People of Punjab are being forced to live in an atmosphere of fear, while the AAP Government has completely failed to maintain law and order and security for the citizens,” Jakhar alleged.
Claiming that people are receiving threats and extortion calls every day, Jakhar said, “Anti-social elements no longer fear the Government because those running it lack even the basic understanding of governance.” (PTI)
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