13 Bullets in Broad Daylight: Lucky Oberoi Killing Puts Mann Govt on Trial

Bullets Rule Punjab, Not the Government: Mann Regime Under Siege After AAP Leader’s Murder.

In a shocking broad-daylight attack on February 6, 2026, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and prominent financier Lucky Oberoi was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar’s posh Model Town area, triggering a major political storm in Punjab.

Oberoi was returning to his Mahindra Thar after morning prayers when two unidentified assailants on a scooter opened fire, pumping 8 to 13 bullets at close range, several hitting him in the chest and head; he was rushed to hospital but declared dead. Police have sealed the area and are probing the case as a targeted killing, possibly linked to personal or business rivalry.

The incident has given opposition parties a sharp handle to attack the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government, with Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa calling it a complete collapse of law and order, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal mocking AAP’s “zero fear” governance, and BJP leaders Jaiveer Shergill and Shehzad Poonawala alleging that Punjab has become a playground for criminals where even ruling party leaders are not safe.