Day after Chandigarh property dealer’s murder, 2 held following shoot-out in Kaithal 

According to police sources, Rajan was the main shooter, while Pritam Shah assisted him during the attack on property dealer Chamanpreet Singh alias Chini (31).

SSP Chandigarh Kanwardeep Kaur confirmed that the two suspects apprehended by the Punjab Police in Kaithal were allegedly involved in the murder of Chamanpreet.

Following the incident, the accused were identified through CCTV footage. Chandigarh Police, in coordination with Punjab Police, launched a joint operation to track them down.

Investigations revealed that after committing the crime, the assailants fled from Chandigarh to Mohali, then to Banur, and later moved from Patiala to Kaithal, where they were believed to be hiding.

Sharing operational details, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) AGTF Promod Ban said that following the incident, AGTF promptly launched a special operation “OP Silent Trigger” under the supervision of DIG AGTF Gurmit Singh Chauhan to unmask and arrest the accused persons involved in this case.

He said that during the operation, the accused opened fire on police teams led by SP AGTF Bikramjit Singh Brar. In the retaliatory exchange, both accused sustained injuries and were immediately shifted to the hospital for treatment, he said.

The ADGP said that initial interrogation has also revealed that accused Piyush came from Malaysia via Nepal to execute the killing on the directions of his foreign-based handler.

The accused will be brought to Chandigarh on a production warrant.

The breakthrough comes amid mounting pressure from the victim’s family, who had refused to allow a postmortem until the perpetrators were arrested.

A Chandigarh Police official said that the postmortem will now be conducted on Friday at PGI.

Chamanpreet was shot dead around 12 noon on Wednesday while leaving a gym in Sector 9.

According to police, he had arrived at Body Zone Gym earlier in the day. After finishing his workout, he got into his black Toyota Fortuner and was attempting to exit the parking area. Due to congestion on the slip road, his vehicle slowed down near the exit when two assailants on a motorcycle intercepted him.

One of the attackers, wearing a red T-shirt and helmet, dismounted and approached the SUV from the passenger side, opening indiscriminate fire. Despite being hit, the victim attempted to escape by opening the door and trying to drive away. However, the attacker continued firing, then moved to the driver’s side and shot him at close range, leaving him no chance to survive, police said.

In the chaos, the victim’s foot remained on the accelerator, causing the vehicle to lurch forward slightly onto the slip road as the firing continued.

A case has been registered at Sector 3 police station against unidentified assailants.