Tarn Taran, Feb. 20 -- A day after an AAP sarpanch was shot dead by unidentified assailants at a wedding in Thathina Mahantan village, the Landa Harike gang has claimed responsibility for the killing in an unverified social media post on Thursday.

Police said efforts were being made to trace the assailants.

Harbarinder Singh, AAP leader and sarpanch of Thathina Mahantan village, was shot dead at the wedding from a close range by the two assailants on Wednesday. An AK-47 rifle was used in the attack, according to police. The killing came nearly a month after another sarpanch and AAP leader, Jharmal Singh of Valtoha village in Amritsar district, was shot dead at a wedding.

On Thursday, a social media post that went viral purportedly from...