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Singh sustained serious injuries in the clash and later died
Accused Niranjan also sustained injuries
Further investigation in the matter was underway

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Canadian Sikh killed in Punjab over objection to music: reports

Name: Canadian Sikh killed in Punjab over objection to music: reports
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Description: Senior Superintendent of Police Vivek Sheel Soni said Singh had come to India in February from Canada. Singh had a permanent residency in Canada.

Senior Superintendent of Police Vivek Sheel Soni said Singh had come to India in February from Canada. Singh had a permanent residency in Canada.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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Canadian Sikh killed in Punjab over objection to music: reports

A 24-year-old NRI from Canada was killed in a brawl during the Hola Mohalla festival at Anandpur Sahib, police said on Wednesday.

Pardeep Singh, a native of village Gazikot in Gurdaspur district, was visiting Anandpur Sahib.

On Monday, Singh had a fight with Niranjan Singh, a resident of Nurpurbedi in Rupnagar, over some issue.

Singh sustained serious injuries in the clash and later died.

The accused Niranjan also sustained injuries and was undergoing treatment at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, the police said.

Senior Superintendent of Police Vivek Sheel Soni said Singh had come to India in February from Canada. Singh had a permanent residency in Canada.

Soni said further investigation in the matter was underway.

A case under sections of 302 (murder) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the accused.

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