
Ludhiana: Security has been tightened in Punjab's Ludhiana after Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri's broad daylight murder in Amritsar on Friday, the police said. Ludhiana police commissioner Dr. Kaustubh Sharma said that a strict vigil was being maintained in and around the city to avoid any untoward incident. A strict vigil is being maintained in the busy markets of the city, he added.
Suri was shot dead in the presence of police personnel outside Gopal Mandir on Majitha Road, one of the busiest places in the city, where he and some other leaders of the party were holding a protest. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Friday said that all angles and conspiracies will be investigated into the murder of Sudhir Suri in Amritsar.