Amarinder Singh Calls Top Cop After "Horrific" Shooting In Punjab's Moga

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh tweeted this afternoon saying that he has directed Punjab's top cop or DGP to ensure a speedy investigation into the "horrific incident".

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh spoke with the top cop in Punjab today after a woman was shot dead, while another was seriously wounded when a man allegedly shot them in Punjab's Moga district on Thursday evening. "Such offenders will be sternly dealt with," the Chief Minister said later in a tweet. Horrific incident of killing of two young girls in Moga. Have directed the @DGPPunjabPolice to ensure speedy investigation into the unfortunate incident and to bring the culprits to justice. Such offenders will be sternly dealt with. The two women, who were still unidentified, were sitting in the accused - Gurveer Singh's car in Nihal Singh Wala town in Punjab's Moga district. Gurveer Singh allegedly pushed the first woman out of his car, while another one tried to escape from the vehicle. He then allegedly fired at them with his revolver. What prompted the suspect to open fire at the women was still not clear, the police said. He left the two seriously-injured women, who were around 25 years old, on the roadside, sat in his vehicle and drove away, according to police.