2 min readAmritsarUpdated: May 25, 2026 03:57 AM IST
Unidentified assailants shot at and killed an assistant sub-inspector of the Punjab Police in the Majitha area of Amritsar district on Sunday morning.
The police said the victim, Joga Singh, 54, was a resident of Ghaniye village in Bangar, Gurdaspur, and was posted with the Punjab Police Traffic Department. At approximately 6 am, the victim was riding his scooter toward Amritsar when two motorcycle-borne attackers intercepted him roughly one kilometer before Majitha on the Fatehgarh Churian-Majitha road.
The assailants opened fire at close range, striking Singh twice – once on the left side of his chest and once in the waist. With no bystanders nearby at that early hour, he received no immediate assistance and died at the scene.
Senior officers, including SSP Suhail Mir Qasim, DSP Kamalmeet Singh, and SHO Karampal Singh, rushed to the spot upon receiving the alert. The area was cordoned off, and a forensic team was deployed. The body was subsequently transferred to the Civil Hospital. Investigators are also reviewing footage from nearby CCTV cameras.
Joga Singh was posted with the Traffic Department
Speaking at the scene, SSP Qasim said authorities are exploring all possible angles – including personal enmity, road rage, and criminal conspiracy – and that technical teams remain actively engaged in the investigation.
The killing comes amid a string of attacks targeting police personnel in the region. In February, two officers were murdered at the Aadiyan police post in Gurdaspur – located just 1.5 kilometers from the India-Pakistan international border.
