ASI shot dead at point-blank range in Tarn Taran; 5th cop killed this year in Punjab

An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Iqbal Singh, attached to the counter-intelligence wing was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in Punjab's Tarn Taran while returning home after duty, police said. The assailants fired multiple shots at point-blank range, with two bullets hitting him. He reportedly died on the spot. He is fifth police personnel to be killed in Punjab this year.