BATHINDA, March 7 -- A village sarpanch has been shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Baghapurana sub division of Punjab's Moga district on Friday morning, police said. According to police, the victim, Harpinder Singh, alias Happy, the sarpanch of Patto Hira Singh village, was attacked at about 10.30am on the Baghapurana-Kotkapura road. Moga senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ajay Gandhi, who rushed to the spot, said the killing was a fallout of personal enmity rather than a random act of terror. "Harpinder had 10-12 criminal cases registered against him and had a long-standing tiff with another group," the SSP told reporters. "The assailants and the vehicle used in the crime have been identified through CCTV footage. Our teams are currently chasing the culprits." The SSP confirmed that three to four people arrived in the SUV and fired eight to ten bullets. While Harpinder was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, he succumbed to his injuries during treatment, police said. Police said Harpinder Singh had previously reported receiving extortion and death threats to the local police and typically used a bulletproof vehicle. However, on Friday morning, he reportedly took his Thar instead, giving the attackers an opening....