Amritsar Police constitutes SIT to probe Hindu Sangharsh Sena leader's murder

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 31 (ANI): The Amritsar Police on Tuesday constituted a three member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate murder of Hindu Sangharsh Sena leader Vipin Sharma.

Yesterday, Vipin Sharma, the Amritsar district president of Hindu Surakasha Sena, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bharat Nagar area of the city.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jagmohan Singh said they are trying to identify the culprits from the CCTV footage.

"Two people fired several bullets at him. We are trying to extract the photos of the criminals from the CCTV footage," DCP said.

"We cannot specify anything for now. We have constituted a SIT(Special Investigative Team) for investigation. They are raiding different locations in search of clues," DCP added.

Further details are awaited. (ANI)

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