Chandigarh, Oct 7 (PTI) The Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), along with various “Panthic” bodies, on Tuesday said Mandeep Singh, the brother of an accused in the killing of a Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader, will contest the upcoming Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll.

Mandeep Singh is the elder brother of Sandeep Singh alias Sunny, the accused in the 2022 murder case of Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri.

Sandeep Singh, who is currently in jail, has also been charged with attacking three former police officers, including two convicted in a fake-encounter case in Tarn Taran, inside the Patiala jail last month. One of the former police officers, Suba Singh, who was convicted in the fake-encounter case, succumbed to his injuries on September 17. Show Full Article

The Election Commission (EC) announced

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