Overview
- Investigators identified Aditya Kapoor, alias Makhan, and Karan Pathak, alias Defaulter Karan, as alleged shooters tied to the Doni Bal–Lucky Patial network, with a Portugal-based gangster, Balwinder Singh, named as a backer.
- Punjab Police reported an encounter with suspects on December 17 and said Anti-Gangster Task Force units are conducting raids using forensic leads and CCTV footage.
- The assailants approached Kanwar Digvijay Singh, known as Rana Balachauria, posing as fans seeking a selfie before shooting him at close range and firing in the air to escape.
- Officials said social-media posts claiming responsibility are being treated as leads to verify, and they ruled out any established link to the Sidhu Moose Wala murder.
- Fortis Hospital Mohali confirmed the 30-year-old was brought dead after the shooting, while opposition leaders criticized the state government over law and order.