The head of Agwan village, Kulwinder Singh, his son Nirmal Singh and their supporters allegedly attacked Kanwaljit Singh (25) and shot at him, they said, adding it seems to be a case of post-election rivalry,
He was rushed to the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar where his condition was stated as critical, police said.
A case has been lodged against Kulwinder, Nirmal and four others at the Dera Baba Nanak Police Station, they said.