<p>Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Friday, police said.</p>.<p>The motorcycle-borne miscreants attacked Singh when he was at his office, adjoining his home, in the district's Bhikhiwind village, the police said, adding that the accused then fled the spot.</p>.<p>Singh, 62, had fought bravely against terrorism in the state for years and was attacked by terrorists many times in the past.</p>.<p>Singh's security cover was withdrawn by the state government a year ago on the recommendation of Tarn Taran police, his brother Ranjit said, adding that their entire family had remained on the hit list of terrorists.</p>.<p>The Ministry of Defence in 1993 awarded him the Shaurya Chakra. Many documentaries have been made on his bravery.</p>
<p>Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Friday, police said.</p>.<p>The motorcycle-borne miscreants attacked Singh when he was at his office, adjoining his home, in the district's Bhikhiwind village, the police said, adding that the accused then fled the spot.</p>.<p>Singh, 62, had fought bravely against terrorism in the state for years and was attacked by terrorists many times in the past.</p>.<p>Singh's security cover was withdrawn by the state government a year ago on the recommendation of Tarn Taran police, his brother Ranjit said, adding that their entire family had remained on the hit list of terrorists.</p>.<p>The Ministry of Defence in 1993 awarded him the Shaurya Chakra. Many documentaries have been made on his bravery.</p>