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Chandigarh Realtor Murder: Police Arrest Alleged Mastermind, Link Plot to Lucky Patial

Police now say a private land dispute led an affluent woman to hire fugitive gangster Lucky Patial’s network.

Overview

  • The Sector 9 shooting, which happened March 18, left property dealer Charanpreet Singh dead outside his gym.
  • Chandigarh Crime Branch arrested Amreen Rai, 50, and alleged she ordered the killing over a soured land purchase in New Chandigarh.
  • Investigators say she reached Lucky Patial through realtor Harshpreet Singh Bains, who was arrested April 29 with a .45 pistol later verified as registered to her.
  • Two accused shooters, Rajan alias Piyush Pehlwan and Pritam Shah, were caught a day after the killing by Punjab and Haryana task forces.
  • Police are examining encrypted calls, earlier failed attempts to ambush the victim, and money flows reported at more than ₹1 crore as they map the wider network.