Jalandhar, Feb. 7 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satwinderpal Singh, alias Lucky Oberoi (43), was shot dead by two unidentified scooter-borne assailants in broad daylight on Friday morning in Jalandhar, marking the fourth such incident in Punjab since January this year. The incident took place around 7.30am outside the Model Town gurdwara, a posh locality in Jalandhar, where Oberoi - AAP in-charge of a ward in the Jalandhar Cantonment assembly segment - had gone to pay obeisance. As he sat inside his Mahindra Thar, an assailant wearing a black hoodie fired 8-10 shots at point-blank range before fleeing on a scooter driven by an accomplice. A 10-second CCTV clip from the scene shows the shooter opening fire before escaping. The bullets shattered the window panes of Oberoi's SUV and another vehicle parked on the gurdwara premises. Jalandhar commissioner of police Dhanpreet Kaur Randhawa said Oberoi was rushed to a private hospital in an unconscious condition by locals but he succumbed to his injuries. "He had unreportable blood pressure on arrival. Bullets pierced his chest and chin," a hospital spokesperson said. Police have booked four persons for murder, criminal conspiracy and under the Arms Act. Oberoi, who joined the AAP before the 2022 state assembly elections, is survived by his wife, who contested last year's civic elections, two daughters, and a son. At the time of the shooting, an 'anand karaj' ceremony was underway inside the gurdwara. Eyewitnesses initially mistook the gunshots for fireworks before realising a man had been killed. Later, one Jograj Singh, alias Joga Pholriwal, currently based in the United States, claimed responsibility for the shooting in a social media post, alleging the killing stemmed from a long-standing personal rivalry dating back to student politics at Lyallpur Khalsa College. Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, who visited the crime scene, said specialised investigation teams have secured key leads and are verifying the claims of involvement of foreign-based criminal network. "We are verifying IP addresses from which these posts were made on social media," the DGP said, adding that no organised crime or extortion angle has emerged so far. The commissioner of police said the killing is potentially linked to personal enmity. Police said the attackers were well aware of Oberoi's daily routine and may have conducted prior reconnaissance. The city was sealed following the incident, with 15 checkpoints (nakas) set up across Jalandhar. A case under Sections 103(1) (murder), 3(5) (criminal intimidation), and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, has been registered against Jograj Singh and Dalbira and two unidentified persons on the complaint of the victim's younger brother, Damandeep Singh Oberoi, at the police station, Division 6, Jalandhar. DGP Yadav said the firearm used was likely a Pakistan-made Glock pistol, smuggled via drones. "After Operation Sindoor last May, there has been a nearly 400% rise in drone-based smuggling of Glock weapons by Pakistan's ISI," he said....