Overview
- Two motorcycle‑borne attackers intercepted Assistant Sub‑Inspector Joga Singh on the Fatehgarh Churian–Majitha road and shot him dead while he was travelling to duty, according to police statements on Sunday.
- Senior officers sealed the scene, recovered spent cartridges, deployed forensic and technical teams, and are reviewing nearby CCTV as searches continue but no suspects have been named or arrested.
- Police say they are investigating all angles, including personal enmity, road rage, and a targeted attack, and the body was taken to the Civil Hospital for post‑mortem.
- Opposition leaders have used the killing to demand resignations and to criticise the Mann government’s handling of law and order in Punjab’s sensitive border districts.
- The incident is being viewed by officials and media as part of a recent pattern of attacks on police in the state, a trend that could heighten security operations and political pressure on the home ministry.