# Punjab cop shot dead by bike-borne men in fresh targeted attack close to Pak border

> Punjab Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Harjit Singh was shot dead in the early hours of Friday near the Bhagtanwala grain market in Amritsar, in what investigators are examining as a targeted attack by two motorcycle-borne assailants.

- Published: 2026-09-19T15:00:04.852Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T04:30:04.746Z
- 2 sources
- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Bhagtanwala grain market, Amritsar, Bhagwant Mann, Encounter at checkpoint on Thanda Road, Faridkot, Gate Hakima police station, Gaurav Yadav, Gurbans Singh Bains, Hakima police station area of Amritsar, Harjit Singh, Harmanbir Singh Gill, Murder of ASI Harjit Singh, Punjab government

## How it developed

- 2026-09-19T15:00:04.852Z - India Today: [Punjab cop shot dead by bike-borne men in fresh targeted attack close to Pak border](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/punjab-police-constable-harjit-singh-shot-dead-bike-borne-assailants-fresh-targeted-attack-amritsar-pakistan-border-2998484-2026-09-19)
- 2026-09-20T08:01:44.185Z - Hindustan Times: [Punjab ASI murder accused killed in police encounter, 'Pakistan' link emerges](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/punjab-asi-harjit-singh-murder-accused-killed-in-police-encounter-pakistan-link-emerges-101789884543757.html)
- 2026-09-21T04:30:04.746Z - India Today: [Punjab Police seize 47.3 kg of heroin, bust cross-border smuggling racket](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/punjab-police-seize-47-3-kg-heroin-arrest-four-in-faridkot-drone-smuggling-bust-ptag-2998835-2026-09-21)

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