The Tarn Taran police have arrested Kot Mohammad Khan village sarpanch Kuldeep Singh and 19 others in the firing and killing case of SI Charanjjit Singh.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Jasbir Singh also suffered grievous injuried in the same incident which took place on wednesday.
Opposition parties are targeting Aam Aadmi Party over this incident they are claiming that the sarpanch was associated with the rulling party.
On the other hand Police is denying any kind of political rivalry and said a dispute over a tractor had led to the violent clash.
According to reports after receving a call on 112 helpline where the caller reported firing between two groups, Sub-Inspector Charanjit Singh and his team had reached Kot Mohammad Khan village to take stock of the situation.
When they reached there two groups started pelting stones at each other and on the police team also. In between this one of the group fired at SI CHaranjit Singh.
“Nobody will be allowed to take the law into their hands. Whosoever was involved in the clash and subsequent firing, which led to the death of SI Charanjit Singh, will be nabbed and face the justice,””said the SSP.
Demanding a high-level probe into the firing incident, the BJP posted on X, “When police personnel are not safe in Punjab, what to talk about the common man? There is lawlessness in the state.”