Chandigarh, Dec 8 (PTI) A cloth merchant, who was under police protection, and his gunman were shot dead by assailants who arrived on motorcycles at his shop in Punjab"s Jalandhar district, police said on Thursday.Four to five men arrived at the shop in Nakodar town and killed Bhupinder Singh alias Timmy Chawla and police constable Mandeep Singh, they said.Shops remained shut in Nakodar following the murder as locals demanded strict action against those who were involved in it.The opposition parties criticised the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab over the law and order issue, saying there was "jungle raj" in the state as criminals and gangsters were choosing and executing their targets at will without any fear of the law.Both the deceased were taken to the civil hospital where Bhupinder was declared dead. Mandeep succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, police said, adding that efforts are on to trace the killers.Bhupinder was given police protection after he received extortion calls from a gangster. He is the third police protectee to be shot dead in little over a month.Last month, Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri was shot dead in Amritsar. Later, Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pardeep Singh was murdered in Faridkot.Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann condoled the death of constable Singh and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore to Mandeep"s kin for laying down his life in the line of duty."Salute to martyr constable Mandeep Singh who has made the supreme sacrifice in line of duty. Punjab government will make an extra-gratia payment of Rs 1 crore. Another Rs 1 crore insurance payment will be made by HDFC Bank," the chief minister tweeted.Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav held a meeting with the senior police officers to review the law and order in the state."Law & Order Review Meeting thru VC held today by me,with STF Chief,ADGP Int Sec & all CPs,Range IGPs/DIGs & SSPs to review action against organised crime, drug trafficking & terrorism. #PunjabPolice is fully committed to make Punjab safe & secure as per vision of CM @BhagwantMann,” tweeted Yadav.Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma said Bhupinder was a BJP worker and alleged that the law and order situation in the state was deteriorating under the Aam Aadmi Party government.There is "jungle raj" in Punjab and the state government is sleeping, Sharma further alleged.Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring hit out at the AAP government for its "failure" to protect the life and property of people.Reacting to the killing, Warring said, "There is jungle raj in Punjab as the criminals and gangsters were choosing and executing their targets at will without any fear of law." "There is an atmosphere of fear prevailing in Punjab and people are feeling unsafe and insecure," he said."I hope the AAP leadership will now get down to serious business of governance after being relieved from Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh," he said, taking a dig at the party for "wasting time and resources in these two states." Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa said the killing is a "sad reflection on the capability of the AAP-led government to save the lives of the people of Punjab." Such incidents taking place after due notice to the law enforcement agencies, adds to a sense of insecurity in the general public, said Bajwa in a statement."I would appeal to the chief minister of Punjab to stop theatrics and show genuine concern for the lives of the peace-loving people of Punjab. No amount of monetary compensation or words can make up for the loss of an earning hand in the family."If such a trend is not checked with deserving seriousness, I apprehend the day is not far when the situation would get out of control and the people of Punjab would never forgive the AAP-led government for its misrule," said Bajwa. PTI CHS VSD TDS TDS