Sham Nagar firing: Murder victim was part of hit squad
One of the arrested aides of the deceased confessed that they wanted to shoot Manav to prevent his uncle from testifying against the jailed criminal who murdered his (Manav's) father. Police recovered an illegal pistol along with a magazine and five live cartridges from the arrested accused, Rohan, 22, from Jawahar Nagar.
Deputy commissioner of police (DCP- investigation), Harpal Singh, said, "Police have arrested Rohan, who was accompanying Rohit Kumar along with another aide.
The three of them went to Sham Nagar to kill Manav. Manav's uncle, Kanwaljit Kumar (father's younger brother), was to testify in court on July 24 against jailed criminal, Darpan. Darpan and his accomplice, gangster Sukhwinder Singh Moni, shot Manav's father, Harjinder Jindi dead in 2020.
Kanwaljit was a witness to the murder. Darpan and Moni did not want Kanwaljit to testify. At first, the jailed criminals got assailants to fire at Kanwaljit's house on July 15.
On July 20, they sent Rohit, Rohan, and another aide to shoot Manav."
According to the DCP, Rohan's interrogation revealed that before they could shoot Manav, he shot Rohit with his licenced pistol. "Rohit, who was killed, was seen with a pistol on CCTV cameras installed at the spot," said the DCP. City police also brought Darpan and Moni on production warrant from Patiala and Ludhiana jail respectively.
DCP Harpal Singh said that the jailed criminals are behind both the Jawahar Nagar and Sham Nagar firing incidents.
They are said to have approached a common contact, Namit Sharma, who is currently in Europe, to execute their plan. Namit contacted his associate, Aman Sharma, of Jawahar Nagar, who enlisted the assailants on payment.
So far, city police have recovered six illegal pistols in both cases, including an imported Zigana P-Model pistol. A police official said that Aman Sharma arranged the weapons and ammunition. Efforts are on to track him and ascertain where the illegal pistols were procured from.
Highlights of firing case
--Rohit, who was shot dead on July 20 in Sham Nagar, was allegedly part of a group sent to kill Manav, the shooter
--The motive was to prevent Manav's uncle, Kanwaljit Kumar, from testifying in court against jailed gangster Darpan, accused of murdering Manav's father in 2020
--Jailed criminals Darpan and Sukhwinder Singh Moni are believed to have orchestrated the attack from behind bars, using intermediaries
--Police arrested Rohan (22), one of Rohit's aides, and recovered an illegal pistol, magazine, and five live cartridges
--Europe-based contact, Namit Sharma, allegedly helped coordinate the attack through Aman Sharma of Jawahar Nagar
--Police have recovered six illegal pistols so far, including an imported Zigana P-Model.
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