SAA event in Punjab, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur District area, India on Thu 29th January 2026

On January 29, a foreign-based gangster, Jiwan Fauji, claimed responsibility for the murder of a medical store owner, Randeep Singh, who was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants in Dera Baba Nanak area of Gurdaspur District of Punjab, reports The Tribune. Randeep Singh, owner of Bedi Medical Store, was opening his shop when he was attacked and later succumbed to his injuries while being taken to an Amritsar hospital. The victim had earlier received extortion calls, including a demand of INR 50,00,000 in 2024, and was shot in the leg days later, following which security was provided and later withdrawn. However, Police said the murder was not immediately linked to extortion.