Uttarakhand news: Dera kar seva chief of Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara shot dead, CCTV captures final moments

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Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara was shot twice, first from the front and then from the back, while he was sitting on a chair early morning on Thursday, revealed the CCTV footage of his brutal murder. Baba Tarsem Singh was killed within the premises of the shrine by two men on a motorcycle. Also Read: SC berates Uttarakhand's former minister Harak Singh Rawat over mass deforestation, illegal construction at Corbett The CCTV footage shared by news agency PTI on social media showed that the two bikers also aimed their rifle at the person who came to rescue Baba Tarsem Singh.

However, they didn't shoot the other person. The murder took place at around 6:30 am in the premises in Uttarakhand. Soon after the attack, Baba Tarsem Singh was rushed to a hospital in Khatima where he succumbed to his injuries, Udham Singh Nagar SSP Manju Nath said.

Also Read: India to deploy 10,000 additional soldiers along border with China in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand The Nanakmatta Sahib Gurudwara is a well known Sikh shrine located on the Rudrapur-Tanakpur route in Udham Singh Nagar district of the Uttarakhand. An inquiry has begun in the matter. The Uttarakhandd Police has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the chilling murder.

"Two rounds were fired at Singh who was sitting on a chair. The first shot was fired from the front and the other from the back. Singh immediately fell on the ground," PTI quoted Udham Singh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Manju Nath.