Firing outside Mohali gym and Chandigarh hotel: Victim injured; two brothers claim responsibility, detained

According to the police, the incident took place around 5 am when Vicky went to KV Musclemania Gym in Phase 2, Mohali. As he reached the premises, two assailants on a motorcycle fired five–six rounds at him. Three bullets hit his legs, leaving him critically injured. The attackers fled soon thereafter.

A little later, the same shooters targeted Vicky’s hotel, Diljot Residency, located in Sector 52, Chandigarh. They fired five rounds at the building, shattering its glass facade. Hotel manager Dinesh, who was on night duty, and another staff member escaped narrowly without injuries.

Police teams from Sector 36, Chandigarh, and Mohali immediately reached the crime scenes.

Vicky’s family alleged that two men, Vikas and Suraj, currently lodged in Burail Jail, had plotted the attack due to an old enmity with him. The police also seized CCTV footage and launched a manhunt for the shooters.

Gym owner Vicky’s brother Bunty stated to the police that he had received a phone call early in the morning informing him that Vicky had been shot. He then immediately rushed to the spot. As per Bunty, Vicky had suffered four bullet injuries and was taken to the hospital.

However, the case took a dramatic twist in the evening when two brothers, Ritwik and Aman Chauhan of Burail, released a video on social media claiming responsibility for both shootings.

They, however, denied acting at anyone’s behest, insisting that the firing was the result of personal rivalry. They alleged that Vicky and his associates were involved in drug trafficking and immoral activities in the Burail area, and warned of “worse consequences” if such activities continued.

Following their self-confession, the Operation Cell of Chandigarh Police detained both Ritwik and Aman for questioning in the evening.

Police officials confirmed that the duo are being interrogated to establish the full sequence of events, verify their claims, and identify any other persons linked to the case.

Police officials said the matter is being investigated from all angles, including the family’s suspicion of the jailed duo and the Chauhan brothers’ personal enmity claim.

“We are verifying the facts and no angle is being ruled out,” a police official said.