Chandigarh, March 19 Two shooters involved in the murder of a property dealer here were apprehended after an exchange of fire with a Punjab Police team in Kaithal, Haryana, on Thursday, officials said.
The property dealer, Charanpreet Singh (31), a resident of the Mullanpur area in the Mohali district, was shot dead in Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. The shooters fled after the crime.
Based on human and technical intelligence, the team of the Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) traced the accused – Rajan alias Piyush Pehalwan, a resident of Ferozepur, and Pritam Shah, a resident of Nawanshahr – to Kaithal, an official said.
When the team attempted to apprehend the accused, they opened fire at the police personnel. The AGTF team retaliated, and the two accused sustained bullet injuries. They were taken to the hospital, the official said.
Police recovered three weapons and a motorcycle from the accused.
Singh was shot dead in an upscale market in Chandigarh when he was at a gym.
While Singh was exiting the parking area in his SUV, one of the assailants opened fire at him. After being shot, Charanpreet tried to escape by opening the door of his SUV, but the assailant approached him and fired at him from close range, according to police.
Later, a post appeared on social media claiming responsibility for the murder, in which gangster Lucky Patial accused Singh of providing information about the gang to its rivals.