Nanakmatta Gurudwara Kar Sewa Pramukh Shot Dead Inside Shrine Premises

Police said Baba Tarsem Singh was shot twice with a rifle by the pillion rider and was taken to the hospital 15km away in Khatima where he later died.

Udham Singh Nagar senior superintendent of police (SSP) Manjunath TC said the incident took place at about 6:15am. “Baba Tarsem Singh was sitting on a chair at the main gate inside the dera. While he was looking at his phone, two men, wearing turbans, entered the dera on the motorcycle and fired two shots at the dera chief…,” he said. The district police chief added that the two assailants, according to the CCTV footage, appeared to be Sikhs.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami condoled the death and instructed the director general of police (DGP) Abhinav Kumar to take prompt and strict action against the culprits.