Tarn Taran, October 29 — Tarn Taran Police said on Thursday that the main accused in the Khemkaran firing case has been arrested within 12 hours. In a video posted by the district police, officers said the case was registered as FIR No. 101 dated October 28, 2026, and that after a technical investigation the main accused was apprehended and is now in custody, with further investigation under way and the remaining suspects to be arrested soon.
Source: Tarn Taran Police (Instagram)
This arrest follows the daylight firing at Asal Uttar–Khemkaran on October 28, in which one man was killed and two were seriously injured. Read the earlier report
The firing took place on Wednesday, October 28, near the Mehandipur crossing in the Khemkaran area of Tarn Taran district, close to the India-Pakistan border. Senior Superintendent of Police Surinder Lamba said three occupants of a car were injured: Gursewak Singh of Asal village died during treatment, while Sajan Singh and Harkirat Singh were admitted to a private hospital in Bhikhiwind in critical condition, The Tribune reported.
Source: The Tribune
Police identified the alleged shooter as Manjit Singh Katta, a commission agent and transporter from Khemkaran, and said a case was also registered naming his brother Sandeep Singh, according to PTI reporting carried by LatestLY. On Wednesday the accused was absconding and special police teams had been formed to arrest him, the SSP said.
Source: LatestLY / PTI
Katta's reported claim — that he mistook the car's occupants for shooters sent by gangsters after receiving threats, as he returned with his wife from the Ghariyala temple — is the accused's version, the SSP said on Wednesday, adding that prima facie it appeared to be a case of personal enmity and that CCTV footage was being examined. None of the alleged motives has been established; police said the facts would emerge during the investigation, including the source of the weapon used.