Overview
- Police identified the victim as Pardeep Kumar, alias Billa, 20, a Ram Nagar resident booked in at least six to seven cases including attempt to murder.
- Investigators say he was shot at close range after an argument, though earlier reports mentioned motorcycle-borne attackers fleeing the scene.
- Officers recovered an illegal pistol from his person, indicating he was armed but did not get a chance to use it.
- A murder case under BNS Section 103 and Arms Act sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 has been registered against unidentified assailants, and CCTV footage is being examined.
- The killing occurred during Ludhiana Police’s Operation Parhar crackdown, and Billa was also wanted in an October 2025 firing that injured a labourer.