A grocery store owner, identified as Gurcharan Singh alias Kala Gaba, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in the busy Makhu market area of Ferozepur district on June 1. According to eyewitnesses, one attacker remained on a motorcycle outside the shop while the other entered and opened fire before fleeing the scene. Gaba was rushed to a hospital in Moga, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The incident triggered panic in the market, with residents and shopkeepers rushing to the spot after hearing gunshots.

A 22-year-old salon worker, identified as Kunal, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Tehsilpura area, Amritsar district. Reports indicate that the attackers allegedly paraded his body on a scooter through Sharifpura in the early hours of May 14 and filmed the act to send videos and photographs to the alleged mastermind. Police suspect the killing was linked to a gang rivalry involving associates of gangster Sukha Ambarsaria. Raids are underway to arrest the main accused, identified as Vansh, while several suspects have been detained for questioning.

Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi Nijjar, the last witness in the Sukha Kahlwan murder case, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Dhilwan in Kapurthala district. He was alone in his car when gunmen approached and fired from the front, fatally hitting him in the chest. Nijjar, known to be close to Kahlwan, had reportedly been warned about threats due to his role in the case. A social media post later claimed that Doni Bal and his associates were responsible for the killing, alleging it was in retaliation for Nijjar’s links with the Lawrence gang, his reaction to Sidhu Moosewala’s murder, and his alleged support to rival criminals.

Two persons, identified as Kashmir Singh and Jugraj Singh, were shot dead while another person was injured after unidentified assailants opened fire at them in Bhoma village in Batala, Gurdaspur district. According to police, preliminary investigations revealed that the attackers fired indiscriminately at the three youths while they were walking through the village. Two died on the spot, while the third victim, Jugraj Singh sustained serious bullet injuries. Later, on May 13, three operatives linked to foreign-based fugitive gangster Happy Jatt were arrested near the Indo-Bhutan border in West Bengal while allegedly trying to flee to Bhutan. The trio is wanted in the Batala double-murder case linked to the April 27 shooting at Bhoma village in Batala.

A 65-year-old travel agent, Atma Singh, a retired employee of Punjab Roadways, was shot dead by two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants outside his house in Gandiwind Dhattal village, Tarn Taran district. According to a relative, the attackers called him outside his home and opened fire as soon as he stepped out. He was hit in the forehead and later died in hospital.

On April 2, unidentified assailants opened fire on a car carrying Timowal village sarpanch Ravinder Kaur, her husband Sukhdev Singh, and three associates in the Jandiala Guru area of Amritsar district. One occupant sustained serious bullet injuries. Around se

A Sarpanch (village head) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Dr Jaswinder Singh, and his servant were attacked by five unidentified assailants at his private clinic in Shahpur village, Amloh subdivision, Fatehgarh Sahib district, on March 22. The attackers, with their faces covered, barged into the clinic armed with kirpans and iron rods, assaulted both victims, and fled the spot, leaving them seriously injured.

Four unidentified assailants shot dead a sarpanch (village head), identified as Harpinder Singh alias Happy, in broad daylight at the main market of Baghapurana in Moga district on March 6. According to sources, the assailants fired multiple rounds at close range before fleeing the crowded marketplace.

An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sarpanch (village head), Harbarinder Singh, was shot dead and his relative, Jermandeep Singh, injured when armed assailants opened fire during a wedding ceremony at Sheron village in Tarn Taran district on February 18. The sarpanch, an agriculturist and commission agent, had attended a relative’s wedding at Sidhu Farms when three men arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire, shooting both him and his relative. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Surendra Lamba stated that the incident did not appear to be linked to gangster activity, as no extortion calls had been received by the deceased. He indicated that personal enmity could be the motive behind the attack.