Shooter, brother held in Mohali murder case

The police have arrested one of the two shooters, Gaurav, alias Bawa, who shot dead Gurvinder Singh who was returning from a court on January 28. The accused’s elder brother, Prince, who was sheltering him and was absconding in a murder case registered at Ferozepur City police station, was also arrested.

Mohali SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans said four accused had been arrested so far in this case, including the two accused Baltej Singh alias Bunty of Tehna village, Faridkot and Mangat Singh alias Max of Jalalabad, Fazilka. Efforts are being made to arrest another important accused in this case, who was one of these two shooters.

Accused Gaurav was arrested from Moga district. On January 28, based on the statements of Amardeep Kaur, wife of Gurvinder Singh, a native of Bhagtupur village, Gurdaspur, a case was registered against gangster Goldy Brar and 2 unknown accused. She reported that she had come to the court in her car with her husband Gurvinder Singh to attend the hearing of the case registered against her. When they reached their car after attending the hearing, two unknown accused opened indiscriminate firing on her husband Gurvinder Singh, following which her husband died on the spot.

The interrogation of accused Gaurav revealed that he had been in contact with gangsters Goldy Brar, Vicky Sattewal and Ravi Faridkotia, who are living abroad. Gaurav had carried out the murder in collaboration with another main accused sent by gangster Goldie Brar and his accomplices.

The accused was produced in court today and remanded in police custody.