The district president of a Shiv Sena group in Punjab Mangat Rai Mangat was shot dead while a boy was injured in the attack, on Friday. The incident occurred on Thursday night when the outfit's district unit president Mangat Rai Manga was buying milk.
Three unknown persons fired at him around 10 pm, but the bullet missed Manga and hit the 12-year-old boy, police said, adding that Manga immediately fled the area on a two-wheeler, chased by the assailants. During the chase, the attackers fired at Manga again, this time successfully, and fled the spot.
Manga was taken to a hospital by police where he was declared 'brought dead' by doctors. The injured child was initially admitted to the Moga Civil Hospital and later referred to another hospital for better treatment, according to an official. Police said they are verifying which Shiv Sena outfit Manga was associated with.