Former Lok Sabha speaker Balram Jakhar’s son shot dead
By IANSMonday, January 17, 2011
ABOHAR - Surinder Jakhar, chairman of IFFCO and son of former Lok Sabha speaker Balram Jakhar, was shot dead Monday under mysterious circumstances near here, police said.
Eyewitnesses said Jakhar was killed in accidental firing by his security guard, but police are yet to verify the claim.
Surinder was brought in an injured condition to a hospital here, some 350 km from Chandigarh, where he was pronounced dead.
His driver too sustained bullet injuries.
IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd.) is a state-run fertiliser major.
Surinder Jakhar’s younger brother Sunil is a Congress legislator in Punjab.
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