| 1. Sudhir Kumar Suri was an Indian politician associated with the Shiv Sena Taksali group. |
| 2. He was shot outside Gopal Mandir in Punjab while protesting against Hindu idols found in the trash. |
| 3. A doctor present at the scene reported that two men shot Sudhir at close range from a car with a 'Waris Panjab De' sticker. |
| 4. He was shot with a licensed .32-bore pistol. |
| 5. Sudhir Suri was considered a target by gangsters and received security from eight Punjab police officers. |
| 6. A gangster named Lakhbir Singh Landa claimed responsibility for Sudhir Suri's killing. |
| 7. He had Y-category security. |
| 8. Sudhir Suri and fellow protesters set fire to a dummy of Pakistan’s then prime minister to highlight the deaths of two Hindus and a Sikh teacher. |
| 9. Sudhir Suri's son demanded martyr status for his father before proceeding with the cremation. |
| 10. He owned a transport business named Sai Travels. |
| 11. He was frequently involved in controversies due to verbal clashes with radical Sikh outfits and was booked multiple times for hurting religious sentiments, including in 2014 and 2020 for comments against Tablighi Jamaat. |
