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The family of Inderpreet Singh, alias Parry — a 35-year-old associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi who was shot dead near the Timber Market in Sector 26 on Monday evening — has alleged that the assailants had been carrying out a recce of their residence for the past few days.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Parry’s elder brother, Harneet Singh, claimed that on Monday afternoon, Parry had received multiple calls from an unknown person on Snapchat, asking him to meet first in Sector 10 and then in Sector 26, where he was eventually gunned down.
Harneet Singh, alias Harry, is also serving as Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) in Punjab Police.
“At around 3 pm, we were sitting outside our house when Parry kept getting calls on Snapchat. The caller insisted on meeting him, first at Sector 10 and then later at Sector 26,” Harneet said. “I could recognise the ringtone — Parry had a different tone for Snapchat calls, but didn’t know who was calling him.”
Harneet further alleged that the white Creta car, believed to have been used by the attackers and later recovered by police, had been spotted near their home in the days leading up to the killing. “Someone had been doing a recce of our house. I could sense it. The plan was clearly to win Parry’s confidence by calling him out for a meeting and then ambush him,” he said.
He added that the family now feels increasingly vulnerable. “We are under constant threat. We are easy targets for the assailants,” the ASI said, adding that amid the ongoing gang rivalry, Parry had been turned into a “soft target”, as he was vulnerable too now.
Recalling Parry’s long-standing association with Bishnoi, Harneet said the gangster had been known to their family since his college days in Chandigarh. “Lawrence was Parry’s classmate. He used to visit our house, eat with us, and even stay with us during their college days,” he recalled.
Meanwhile, the Chandigarh Police are probing the alleged recce, the Snapchat call records, and gang rivalry as possible motives behind the killing.
Police round up four, question for over an hour
On Tuesday, the Chandigarh Police rounded up four persons in concern with the case and questioned them for over an hour. Police sources said that the rounded up persons belonged to a club, where Parry had been visiting.
Meanwhile, IG (Chandigarh Police) Pushpendra Kumar said that the investigation is on, and different teams are working on it.
The police are also verifying the audio clip purported to be of Goldy Brar, and also if there had been recce of the victim’s house before the incident.
Assailants Creta car recovered, CFSL inspects it
The Chandigarh Police on Tuesday also recovered the Creta car used by the assailants in the crime. The car was recovered from Panchkula.
The UT Police has also been coordinating with their Haryana and Punjab counterparts to trace the assailants. The CCTV footage of different areas in Panchkula and Mohali are being scrutinised.
Postmortem conducted at PGI, cremation tomorrow
The postmortem of Parry’s body was conducted by the PGI doctors at the mortuary on Tuesday. The body will now be cremated by the family on Wednesday.
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