BATHINDA, July 23 -- A Mohali resident was shot dead by three bike-borne assailants at Brahmanwala village in Faridkot on Tuesday.

The deceased, identified as Yadvinder Singh, worked as the driver for Jiwanjot Singh alias Jugnu, a resident of Mansa, who was given a clean chit by police in connection with Sidhu Moose Wala murder case.

Officials aware of the matter suspect the murder to be a case of mistaken identity.

Faridkot senior superintendent of police (SSP) Pragya Jain stated it would be premature to comment that Yadvinder's murder was an incident of mistaken identity.

According to police officials, the incident took place after Jugnu attended a bhog ceremony in Brahmanwala village. After the event, Jugnu switched vehicles, leavi...