CHANDIGARH: In a targeted attack, two Indian-origin youths from Punjab were shot dead in southeast Edmonton, Canada, by unidentified assailants.

The deceased have been identified as Gurdeep Singh from Bareh village and Ranbir Singh from Uddat Saidewala village near Budhlada in Mansa, Punjab. According to information received by Gurdeep’s family from his friend Arshdeep, the two were on their way to celebrate a friend’s birthday when they were allegedly fired upon in the early hours of Friday.

Both youths had moved to Canada separately in pursuit of better career opportunities.

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said it believes the incident was a targeted attack and has launched an investigation.

In a statement, the EPS said it is investigating the suspicious deaths of two adult men in

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