Man who arranged stolen Creta arrested

The UT police have made the first breakthrough in the Parry murder case with the arrest of a 40-year-old man. Inderpreet Singh, alias Parry, was shot dead in Sector 26 here on December 1.

Today, a joint team of District Crime Cell and the Sector 26 police arrested Rahul Sharma, aged 40, a resident of Mandher Nagar, Kharar, from Sector 24 here. The police said Rahul, a drug addict, had provided the stolen Creta to the assailants on November 29. He travelled from Kharar to Ludhiana to make the delivery. He was produced before the court, which remanded him in four-day police custody.

Officials confirmed that further investigation into the case was underway and more arrests were expected.

Parry, a former associate of Lawrence Bishnoi, was involved in multiple criminal cases, including charges under the Arms Act, extortion and assault. Despite reportedly attempting to leave crime and starting afresh after his marriage on November 13, Parry remained embroiled in gang rivalries.

The Creta, fitted with counterfeit or cloned number plates, was found at Mansa Devi Complex (MDC) in Panchkula a day following the killing.

Police are tracking phone and CCTV data, and trying to recover vehicles linked to the murder. One of the suspects is believed to be Piyush Piplani, a close associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and currently absconding in connection with the Sonu Naulta murder case. Naulta was shot dead near Amravati Enclave, Panchkula, in June this year.