Overview
- Punjab Police arrested Shaminder Singh after a brief encounter in Amritsar’s Khasa area and recovered a pistol from him.
- Two persons, including foreign-based gangster Jograj Singh alias Joga Pholriwal, were booked on a family complaint as police note an unverified social-media claim of responsibility.
- CCTV footage shows a gunman in a black hoodie walking up to Oberoi’s vehicle, firing multiple rounds, and fleeing with an accomplice on a scooter.
- Officials say technical follow-up is underway, including CCTV scans, mobile-tower dumps, and IP tracing, with multiple leads reported by the DGP.
- A murder case has been registered at Jalandhar’s Division 6 station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act, as opposition leaders criticise the state’s law and order.