AAP leader Lucky Oberoi shot dead outside gurdwara in Jalandhar's Model Town

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Punjab Aam Aadmi Party leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead on Friday outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar's Model Town by unidentified assailants, police said.

The incident took place in the morning, a senior police official from Jalandhar said over the phone.

Oberoi had arrived at the gurdwara in his Thar vehicle when the assailants, who were on a two-wheeler, opened fire at him.

He was rushed to a hospital in Jalandhar, but succumbed to injuries, police said.

Further investigations are on, they said.

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