Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 20

Unidentified assailants on Sunday shot former councillor Sukhmeet Singh (44), alias Deputy, who was the kingpin in the infamous Mickey kidnapping and ransom case and was released on parole recently.

The incident took place on Sunday evening when the victim was crossing the Gopal Nagar area. As per reports, nearly a dozen bullets were pumped into his body.

Eyewitnesses told the police that around four men carrying firearms, who had arrived in an i10 car, shot at Sukhmeet, who was on his motorcycle. He was immediately rushed to a private hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead.

The former Congress rural president was arrested for kidnapping Gagan Mickey, the son of film distributer and coloniser Subhash Nanda. Sukhmeet had demanded Rs 1 crore as ransom.

As per sources, the police recovered eight bullet shells from the spot and are checking the CCTV footage to identify and trace the accused.

DCP (Crime) Gurmeet Singh said police teams had been formed to identify and trace the accused.

Meanwhile, the SHO of Police Division number 2 said the incident was reported around 5.15 pm and apparently, Sukhmeet, a resident of Sawan Nagar near Dana Mandi, was killed due to some old enmity.