Two Indian men shot dead in Italy while leaving gurdwara, probe on

Quoting a witness, the report said that the shooter was also "an Indian" who used to frequently visit the gurdwara.

Two Indian men were shot dead in Italy’s Covo Sunday while they were leaving a warehouse, used as a place of worship in the Bergamo province, following a gathering for Vaisakhi festival, news agency PTI citing quoting local media.

The attack took place on Friday, right before midnight at the square near the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur Ji in the industrial area of the town, PTI cited the La Sicilia newspaper.

The deceased have been identified as 48-year-olds Raginder Singh, a resident of Covo, and Gurmit Singh, from Agnadello.

Describing the incident, the paper reported, the assailant allegedly approached the men, opened fire and then fled in a car. Around ten shell casings have been recovered from the crime scene so far. They were shot at with exceptional intensity, the report added.

The Carabinieri from the Bergamo Investigative Unit and the Treviglio Company are investigating, what the newspaper calls, a “coldly planned execution”.

While the bodies have so far been transferred to Pavia for autopsy, authorities are maintaining maximum confidentiality, La Sicilia report stated.

They are examining surveillance footage, noting down witness accounts, and analyzing ballistic evidence.

Quoting a witness, the report said that the shooter was also “an Indian” who used to frequently visit the gurdwara. The bullets also grazed a third person, the witness told the newspaper.

The Sikh community, preparing to celebrate Vaishakhi, a festival marking the birth of the Khalsa, were left stunned by the deadly incident.

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Two Indian men were shot dead in Italy’s Covo Sunday while they were leaving a warehouse, used as a place of worship in the Bergamo province, following a gathering for Vaisakhi festival, news agency PTI citing quoting local media.

The attack took place on Friday, right before midnight at the square near the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur Ji in the industrial area of the town, PTI cited the La Sicilia newspaper.

The deceased have been identified as 48-year-olds Raginder Singh, a resident of Covo, and Gurmit Singh, from Agnadello.

Describing the incident, the paper reported, the assailant allegedly approached the men, opened fire and then fled in a car. Around ten shell casings have been recovered from the crime scene so far. They were shot at with exceptional intensity, the report added.

The Carabinieri from the Bergamo Investigative Unit and the Treviglio Company are investigating, what the newspaper calls, a “coldly planned execution”.

While the bodies have so far been transferred to Pavia for autopsy, authorities are maintaining maximum confidentiality, La Sicilia report stated.

They are examining surveillance footage, noting down witness accounts, and analyzing ballistic evidence.

Quoting a witness, the report said that the shooter was also “an Indian” who used to frequently visit the gurdwara. The bullets also grazed a third person, the witness told the newspaper.

The Sikh community, preparing to celebrate Vaishakhi, a festival marking the birth of the Khalsa, were left stunned by the deadly incident.