NRI shot dead in Philippines

A 24-year-old NRI was shot dead by unknown assailants in the Philippines, locals from his native village here said today.
The death of Amrik Singh (24), hailing from Lallian Khurd village here, was confirmed by his mother, Daljit Kaur.
"I heard about my son's death from another person from the village, Gurmukh, who is living there (in the Philippines). He told us that Amrik was fatally shot on Monday by three motorcycle-borne assailants," a distraught Kaur said.
Amrik's killing follows the gunning down of another NRI, Jaswinder Singh (38), who was attacked by unidentified gunmen on a national highway in the Philippines on Sept. 24.

Jaswinder, a native of Haripur village in Adampur, was cremated here yesterday.
Efforts are, meanwhile, being made to bring back Amrik's body, a local said.
Villagers have demanded that the Centre raise the issue of the fatal attacks against NRIs with the Philippines government.
In another incident, in August, another NRI, Ramandeep Singh Gill, also hailing from Punjab, was gunned down by unidentified assailants at a beach resort in the Philippines.