AAP leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead in Punjab's Jalandhar on Friday morning. According to preliminary findings, multiple shots were fired at him by unidentified bike-borne attackers outside a Gurdwara in Model Town.
Five bullets struck him while he was in his car. He was rushed immediately to a private hospital for treatment and was declared dead after succumbing to his injuries.
Oberoi was inside his parked car outside the gurdwara after returning from prayer, when the attackers approached on a bike and fired around 8-10 shots at him.
VIDEO | Punjab: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead outside a Gurdwara in Model Town, Jalandhar; probe underway. Visuals from the spot.
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A police team was dispatched to the location as soon as information was received. Further investigation into the shooting is underway.
Visuals from the site show the black Thar SUVs broken glass.
The motive behind the killing is unknown. On Januray 4, AAP leader and village sarpanch Jarmal Singh was shot dead in Amritsar.
Law and order in Punjab has collapsed under @BhagwantMann’s watch.
The shocking daylight murder of @AAPPunjab leader Lucky Oberoi outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar, exposes the grim reality: if even ruling party leaders aren’t safe, what hope remains for ordinary citizens?
Punjab…
— Partap Singh Bajwa (@Partap_Sbajwa) February 6, 2026
Oberoi’s wife had previously contested the municipal election as an AAP candidate but was unsuccessful.
Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, too, to X to say, "Law and order in Punjab has collapsed under @BhagwantMann’s watch. The shocking daylight murder of @AAPPunjab leader Lucky Oberoi outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar exposes the grim reality: if even ruling party leaders aren’t safe, what hope remains for ordinary citizens?"
Once again law and order in complete collapse in Punjab
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead outside a gurudwara in Jalandhar's Model Town
AAP is a Paap for Punjab https://t.co/wi1iM452k2 pic.twitter.com/4oOpYC7O0p
— Shehzad Jai Hind (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Shehzad_Ind) February 6, 2026
He alleged that Punjab was gripped by fear and gang violence under the current adminstration.
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala also took to X to say that law and order was in complete collapse in Punjab after the shooting. |
