Team News Riveting
Chandigarh, January 11
Ludhiana West MLA and Aam Aadmi Party leader Gurpreet Bassi Gogi died of gunshot injuries while police on Saturday said it could be a case of “accidental fire” from his own licensed pistol.
The incident occurred around midnight on Friday at Gogi’s house. The bullet pierced Gogi’s temple and he was rushed to the local Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared him dead. Gogi (58) is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
Joint Commissioner of Police Jaskaran Singh Teja said the bullet was fired from Gogi’s licensed pistol. “According to his family members, it was an accidental fire,” the JCP said. The case is under investigation and a post-mortem will be conducted to know more details, Teja said.
Gogi joined the AAP in 2022 after quitting the Congress. He had been with the Congress for almost 22 years. In the 2022 assembly poll, he defeated two-time MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu from the Ludhiana West seat.
Gogi served as municipal councillor twice in Ludhiana before becoming a legislator in 2022. He also served as the chairman of the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation during the previous Congress regime. Gogi was Ludhiana district Congress (urban) president from 2014 till 2019.
He had caught the attention when he came on a scooter to file his nomination papers for the 2022 assembly polls.
