Gurpreet Gogi Bassi, the Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Punjab’s Ludhiana West constituency, passed away late Friday night from a gunshot wound. The exact circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear. The 58-year-old leader was rushed to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital around midnight, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Ludhiana DCP Jaskaran Singh Teja confirmed the death, stating, “Gurpreet Gogi was brought dead to the hospital. His body is now at the mortuary, and a post-mortem will determine the exact cause of death. According to family members, it appears he accidentally shot himself, sustaining a fatal head injury.”
#WATCH | Ludhiana, Punjab: DCP Jaskaran Singh Teja says, ” Gurpreet Gogi was declared brought dead at the hospital, his body has been kept at the mortuary in DMC hospital. Post-mortem will be conducted. As per the family members, he shot himself accidentally, he sustained bullet… https://t.co/sZEFYD9bdc pic.twitter.com/xqGPCMnlj1
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About Gurpreet Gogi
Gogi joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2022 and successfully defeated two-time MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu from the Ludhiana West constituency during the assembly elections. His wife, Sukhchain Kaur Gogi, also contested the Municipal Corporation elections but lost to Congress candidate Inderjit Singh Indi.
Earlier on Friday, Gogi had an active schedule. He met Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and MP Sant Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal to discuss a cleanliness drive for Buddha Nullah. He had been vocal about his frustrations with delays in the Buddha Nullah pipeline project, even going so far as to dismantle the foundation stone he had laid in 2022 to protest the lack of progress, as reported by Hindustan Times.
Speaker Sandhwan had assured him of stringent action to address the issues hindering the project. Additionally, Gogi visited the Prachin Sheetla Mata Mandir on Friday, where he promised devotees that he would take action against a gang of burglars who had recently stolen silver from the temple.
