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Yes Bank Manager Shot in Amritsar Amid Rising Violence in Punjab
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News18•13-10-2026, 18:40
Yes Bank Manager Shot in Amritsar Amid Rising Violence in Punjab
- •A Yes Bank manager was critically injured after being shot in the leg at a bank branch in Amritsar following an alleged financial dispute.
- •The accused fled the scene, and police have temporarily closed the bank branch while reviewing CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts.
- •This incident marks the second shooting in Punjab within 24 hours, following the fatal shooting of anti-drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota in Mansa district.
- •Jhota was shot dead by a medical store owner while questioning him about the alleged illegal sale of addictive drugs, sparking political backlash against the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government.
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A loan officer at the Amritsar Yes Bank branch was shot in the leg during a struggle involving his own licensed pistol amid an alleged financial dispute with 3 to 4 suspects who entered the premises on Tuesday, October 13.
Parminder Singh Jhota was an anti-drug activist who was allegedly shot dead by a medical store owner in the Mansa district after questioning him about the illegal sale of addictive drugs.
The recent shooting incidents triggered a major political backlash against the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government after victims' family members accused the administration of failing to provide adequate protection.
