A famend global kabaddi participant was once shot useless right through a reside fit of a kabaddi event at Jalandhar’s Mallian Khurd (Nivin Mallian) on Monday night time. The sufferer has been known as Sandeep Singh Sandhu aka Sandeep Nangal Ambian (38).
The incident happened between 6:15 pm to six:30 pm. Sandeep had come along side his workforce to take part in a fit which was once intended to start out within the night time.
It’s learnt that once Sandeep got here out of the event web page, unidentified assailants opened fireplace on him, leaving him useless at the spot. A teenage boy was once additionally injured however he’s out of threat.
SSP (Rural) Jalandhar Satinder Singh reached the spot quickly after the incident. A private competition or skilled jealousy may well be the explanation at the back of the incident, police stated.
As quickly because the bullet pictures had been fired, other folks ran out of the bottom to save lots of their lives, the movies of the incident published.
Sandeep was once a number of the most sensible 5 Kabaddi gamers of the arena and head of Main Kabaddi League Federation. He represented the UK workforce as captain in quite a lot of Kabaddi International Cup tournaments.
Sandeep is survived through his folks, spouse and two sons. He used to reside in UK and would come to India once a year right through the iciness to take part in kabaddi tournaments.
Assets within the Kabaddi sector stated that there’s lot of cash within the recreation, with a number of gangsters additionally occupied with it, who dictate gamers on which workforce they will have to play for.
“A homicide case in opposition to unidentified individuals has been registered. Other people within the house are in a state of concern and panic after the incident,” stated Station Area officer (SHO) Inspector Parminder Singh of Nakodar Sadar police station.