AMRITSAR, April 15 -- Three unidentified armed men, wearing masks, barged into a petrol pump in Kaler Mangat village situated near Majitha and shot dead a petrol pump employee while injuring two others on Sunday night after being denied fuel, police said.

The petrol pump is owned by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) member Jodh Singh Samra, who is considered a close associate of Bikram Singh Majithia.

The deceased has been identified as Gautam Kumar, a migrant from UP. He took a bullet to the chest, and the doctors declared him dead on arrival. The other injured, Amit and Arpan, were admitted to a hospital. Amit took a bullet in the face and is said to be serious. Prima facie, it looks l...