Punjab Police ASI Iqbal Singh Shot Dead by Bike-Borne Assailants in Tarn Taran

A 55-year-old Punjab Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Iqbal Singh, was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants while returning home from duty in Tarn Taran district on Sunday, October 11, 2026, police said.

The incident occurred near Patwarkhana on the Naushehra-Lohka road. Iqbal Singh, a resident of Naushehra Pannuan, was serving in the Counter Intelligence wing at Ferozepur.

Eyewitnesses Describe the Attack

According to police, eyewitnesses reported that the assailants, travelling on a motorcycle, surrounded Iqbal Singh and opened fire. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and upper body and died at the scene.

The attackers fled shortly after the shooting. Senior police officers from Tarn Taran subsequently reached the location along with police teams to begin investigating the incident.

Police Investigate Possible Motives

Police suspect that the killing could be connected to the murder of Iqbal Singh’s nephew approximately a month earlier. Investigators are also examining the possibility that the incident could be linked to another killing with a suspected Pakistan connection.

These are investigative possibilities, and the motive has not been conclusively established in the information available from the report.

Investigation Underway

The killing has raised concerns about the safety of police personnel in Punjab. Investigators are expected to examine eyewitness accounts and other available evidence to establish the sequence of events, identify the attackers and determine the motive.

Further details about arrests, suspects and the investigation were not included in the supplied report.

Source: The Indian Express
Reporter: Kamaldeep Singh Brar
Published: October 12, 2026, at 5:30 AM IST
Location: Amritsar, Punjab