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Mansa DC’s gunman, son killed in shooting; wife, another son critically injured

Mansa, Oct 20 (UNI) A Punjab Police personnel posted as the gunman of the Mansa Deputy Commissioner and his son were killed, while his wife and another son sustained serious injuries in a shooting incident at their residence here early Tuesday, police sources said.
The incident took place at around 4 am in Jujhar Singh Nagar, hours before union Home Minister Amit Shah’s scheduled visit to Punjab.
The deceased police personnel was identified as Gurvinder Singh, who was deployed as the personal gunman of the Mansa Deputy Commissioner, according to local media reports.
His wife and the couple’s other son suffered serious injuries and were referred from Mansa to a hospital in Bathinda for further treatment.
The incident came to light when people in the neighbourhood noticed what had happened and alerted the police.
Senior police officials subsequently reached the spot and initiated an investigation.
Forensic and technical teams have also been deployed to examine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
The exact sequence of events and the motive behind the incident were not immediately clear.
Reports suggested that the police personnel may have opened fire on his family before shooting himself, but the circumstances had not been officially confirmed.
The incident occurred amid heightened security in Mansa ahead of Shah’s visit.
The district has already witnessed tension following the October 13 killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota.
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