Unidentified assailants here on Friday killed Gurpreet Singh - a worker of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The incident took place in Punjab's Tarn Taran district, the police stated.
Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi Chohla was on his way to Kapurthala district for a court matter in his car when he was shot dead.
According to the information, the AAP worker was traveling alone.
When Singh reached the railway crossing between Fatehbad and Goindwal Sahib, the assailants, who had been following him, opened indiscriminate fire on him and fled from the spot, police said.
After receiving information about the incident, police personnel led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Ravisher Singh reached the spot.
Multiple police teams have been formed to arrest the assailants, they said.