Chandigarh

International kabbadi player Sandeep Singh from Nangal Ambiyan village was shot dead by assailants during a match at Malian village in Jalandhar district on Monday.

40-year-old international kabaddi player, Sandeep Singh Nangal Ambian, was shot dead by armed assailants at Mallian Khurd village in Nakodar (district Jalandhar) today evening. @ndtv pic.twitter.com/2HKj9IVwBO

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At least 20 bullets were pumped into his head and chest.

The disturbing video of the crime went viral.

Hailing from Nangal Ambian village in Shahkot, Sandeep was a professional kabaddi player and played in the stopper position.

He had ruled the kabaddi world for more than a decade and played in Canada, the US and the UK, other than Punjab.

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He is survived by his wife and two sons, who are currently in England, where he was settled.