Overview
- Police identified the gunman as Gurpreet Singh, an ex-serviceman employed as a guard at Gurdaspur District Jail.
- Investigators say he used his issued rifle to enter his wife’s parental home in Khuthi village around 3 a.m. and fatally shot Akwinder Kaur and her mother, Gurjit Kaur.
- After fleeing to Improvement Trust Colony No. 7, he allegedly threatened further violence, prompting SSP Aditya to deploy roughly 200 personnel, cordon the area, and attempt negotiations.
- He died from a self-inflicted gunshot as officers moved to detain him, with one report separately describing an earlier accidental police discharge that authorities have not confirmed.
- Family members report years of alleged harassment and a court-pending dispute, and police say follow-up inquiries are underway, including over custody of the service weapon.