Wrestler shot dead in Kapurthala, Majithia says Punjab youth unsafe even on festival days

Neeraj Bali Chandigarh, Nov 10 (UNI) A 27-year-old wrestler was shot dead while bursting firecrackers outside his home in Punjab's Kapurthala district on Monday night, police said, prompting senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia to allege that young people are unsafe even on festival days under the Bhagwant Mann government. The victim, identified as Mani, also known as Pehalwan, was shot in the chest in Mohalla Mehtabgarh at around 8 pm. His friends rushed him to hospital on a scooter, but doctors declared him dead on arrival. Police said preliminary investigations suggested that Mani might not have…