Sec 33 firing: 7 cases against him in Punjab20-yr-old shooter a history-sheeter

Chandigarh, July 19

Nitin Nahar (20), one of the shooters who was allegedly involved in the firing at the house of hotelier Rakesh Singla, brother of liquor baron Arvind Singla, in Sector 33 here, and was brought on production warrants by the Chandigarh police from Central Jail, Amritsar, has a criminal past with seven cases registered against him in Punjab.

Nitin was arrested by the Punjab Police in June. He was brought on production warrants on July 16 and is on police remand till July 20. The police said Nitin had a criminal past and was involved in seven criminal cases, including two of murder.

He came in contact with gangster Lawrance Bishnoi through gangster Bobby Malhotra. Nitin Nahar had reportedly opened fire with a 32 bore weapon. He disclosed that Balbir Cheema and Rahul Bhiwani, alias Bacchi Bhiwani, were also involved in this firing incident. — TNS