Ludhiana, Sept. 27 -- Three persons have been arrested on charges of firing at the residence of sarpanch of Lehal village, Sukhwinder Singh alias Shinda, and setting his car ablaze on the night of September 20.

Police said the attack stemmed from a longstanding rivalry, as Sukhwinder Singh, a senior Aam Aadmi Party leader who is also the president of Truck Union Pohir, had been actively deterring the accused from drug peddling in the area.

The arrested accused have been identified as Kuldeep Singh alias Manak (37) of Lehra village, Sukhchain Singh alias Chaina (26) of Moom village in Barnala, and Gurmanjot Singh of Chakkar village in Jagraon. A hunt is on for two more accused allegedly involved in the attack, the police said.

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