A member of the village’s anti-drug committee was shot and injured in Barnala, Punjab

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A 27-year-old man, a member of the village’s anti-drug committee, was allegedly shot dead by a group of people at his house in Kaleke village here, police said on Sunday (Nov 8, 2026).

Injured Amandeep Singh has been admitted to hospital and his condition is stable, they said, adding that four people have been identified in connection with the incident that took place on Saturday (November 8, 2026).

He sustained a bullet injury in his thigh after some people started firing at him at his residence, Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajinder Pal said.

Mr. Amandeep is out of danger and his condition is stable, he said.

Dhanaula SHO Baljinder Singh said the matter is under investigation. “We are investigating the motive behind the incident,” he said, adding that they have identified four people who are locals.

When it was pointed out that some media had reported that Mr. Amandeep had earlier informed the police about the activity of some suspected drug peddlers in the area and whether they might have a grudge against him, Mr. Singh said, “Amandeep was part of a group or an anti-drug committee. In the past, an FIR was registered against some people based on the information he gave to the police.”

However, investigations into Saturday’s gunfight incident are ongoing to find out the motive behind it, he said, adding that “we are verifying whether the incident was related to personal enmity or whether there is some other angle involved.”

Notably, last month on October 13, anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead in broad daylight at a medical warehouse in a busy market in Mansa town. The shop owner who shot Jhota after the activist confronted him about selling addictive drugs to an elderly man was subsequently arrested.

Published – 8 Nov 2026 11:40 AM IST