India, May 25 -- Akali Dal councillor Harjinder Singh Bahman was shot dead by assailants on a motorcycle in Punjab's Amritsar on Sunday, police said. His relatives alleged that the attackers were the same individuals who had earlier threatened him and fired at his home.

Punjab Police ADCP Harpal Singh Randhawa told ANI, "Bike-borne miscreants shot him. According to the family, 5-6 boys - Karan, Kishan, Suraj, against whom he had earlier complained that they sell drugs, are involved. They had threatened him earlier, too. 5-6 rounds were fired."

He further stated that Singh "succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital."

Singh's brother and brother-in-law also claimed the same group was responsible for the earlier threats and fir...