Amritsar: Sudhir Suri, a Shiv Sena leader, was shot dead in Punjab's Amritsar last week. The incident reportedly took place outside a temple in the city. Shiv Sena leaders were protesting outside a temple against its authorities after some broken idols were found in the trash outside the temple premises. This is when someone from the crowd came and shot Suri.
“Suri was shot outside Gopal Mandir, Amritsar during some agitation. He sustained bullet injuries and was rushed to hospital where he died,” the Amritsar police said.
Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said a shopkeeper, Sandeep Singh alias Sunny, has been arrested and an FIR has been registered. According to Yadav, the attacker had fired five shots from his .32 bore licenced weapon, of which some hit Suri.
Hindu outfit leaders voiced apprehension that the killing was the result of efforts to “rejuvenate the Khalistan movement”. Suri had openly stated that the government should not allow anyone to either speak in favour or in opposition of Khalistan.
Suri was known for hate-mongering and was arrested in April 2020 by the Amritsar Rural police for posting objectionable remarks online against the Tablighi Jamaat. He was apprehended in July 2020 by the Amritsar police from Indore after a video clip of him denigrating women went viral. In July 2021, he was again arrested by Amritsar police after he allegedly uploaded a video using objectionable words against the Sikh gurus and others.
