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Cloth Trader Shot in Amritsar After Rejecting Extortion Demand
- •A cloth trader named Vishal was critically injured after being shot by unidentified assailants outside his home in Amritsar's Sunder Nagar.
- •CCTV footage captured the horrifying attack as two assailants opened fire on the victim and fled the scene.
- •The shooting is widely suspected to be linked to an extortion demand that the victim had previously rejected.
- •This incident follows another recent shooting in Mansa where an anti-drug activist was killed by a chemist, sparking public outrage.
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A cloth trader named Vishal, alias Gori, was critically injured after unidentified assailants opened fire on him outside his residence in Sunder Nagar, Amritsar. The attack is suspected to be linked to an extortion demand that the victim reportedly rejected.
Parvinder Singh Jhota was an anti-drug activist who was shot and killed by a medical store owner in Mansa after questioning him over the alleged sale of addictive drugs. Jhota was recording the confrontation on his mobile phone when the chemist shot him, leading to his fatal injuries.
The incident sparked massive outrage, leading locals to storm and set ablaze the chemist shop in Mansa despite police presence. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwandas Mann vowed that strict action would be taken against those responsible, including investigating any potential involvement of the drug mafia.
