AMRITSAR, May 26 -- A Shriomani Akali Dal (SAD) councillor was shot dead in Chheharta locality of Amritsar on Sunday, police officers said. The deceased was identified as 45-year-old Harjinder Singh who was the councillor from Jandiala Guru Municipal Council. According to police, the councillor was in the area to attend an event at the Gurdwara Chheharta Sahib. "After attending the function organized by his brother-in-law, he was going to a hotel for refreshment outside the gurdwara when three to four unidentified persons tried to intercept the councillor, who was on a bike, before firing three to four bullets at him," additional deputy commissioner of police Harpal Singh Randhawa said. The councillor, who was also known as Bahman, was rush...