3 shooters held in Mohali Sector-89 firing case; Rs 5-crore extortion demand sent to businessman

The arrested accused have been identified as Rishav (28), a resident of New Abadi in Khanna, Sukhwinder Singh, alias Sukh (29), a resident of Ikolaha village, and Sukhmanpreet Singh, alias Sukhu (19), a resident of Jargari village in Ludhiana district. Police said Rishav was arrested from Khanna on March 6, while Sukhwinder Singh was nabbed from Anandpur Sahib on March 9. The third accused, Sukhmanpreet, was arrested the same day from his native village. During the attack, the accused allegedly fired around 11 rounds, damaging the house and a Mercedes G-Wagon parked outside the property, said SP (investigation) Saurav Jindal.

According to the SP, the police investigation revealed that Sukhwinder Singh and Rishav, along with their associates, arranged weapons and ammunition from Madhya Pradesh on the instructions of gangster Prince Thikriwal, and the same weapons were used in the Sector-89 firing. The police have also recovered a Hero Splendor motorcycle used in the crime, which had been stolen from the Sahnewal police station area in Ludhiana, along with an iPhone-12 Mini that was allegedly used to record the video of the firing. During the incident, Rishav was riding the motorcycle while Sukhmanpreet, who was sitting behind him, allegedly opened fire.

Jindal said the accused are currently on police remand and are being questioned to identify other accomplices and recover the weapons used in the crime. The investigators added that efforts are underway to trace the remaining suspects linked to the case.