Jalandhar: A Congress leader died here on Tuesday after accidentally shot by the owner of Suri gun house on the face inside the gun House at Jyoti Chowk. He was rushed to a private hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Deceased has been identified as a local Congress leader Balwant Singh a resident of Santokhpura in Jalandhar.
According to the information Shergill came to Suri gun house located near Jyoti Chowk in the afternoon to see the pistol and while checking one pistol Suri gun house owner accidentally shot him on near his nose, he was rushed to a private hospital where after some time he was declared dead. Shergill was close to the Manpreet Badal confidant Congress leader Dr Navjot Singh Dhaiya. He joined Punjab Peoples Party (PPP) in 2012 and later switched to Congress.
The police investigation is under process.