Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 23

The police have identified the Haryana-based youth who accompanied prime suspects—Mandeep Toofan, Jagroshan Hundal and Mani Rayya—while gunning down Ranbir Singh, alias Rana Kandowalia, at a private hospital in Amritsar.

The accused has been identified as Deepak, a resident of Sonipat. The Amritsar police have approached their counterparts in Haryana and sought his antecedents and past criminal record. ACP (Investigations) Harminder Singh said, “We have come to know that Deepak has a criminal record in Haryana, though his involvement has been found for the first time in Punjab.”

The police have arrested Happy Shah, one of their accomplices, who was injured in the retaliatory fire by Tejbir Singh, who was with Kandowalia, at the time of incident. Tejbir was also injured in the attack. Shah had taken treatment at a private hospital in Batala before getting nabbed.

The police had also nominated six persons who sheltered and arranged treatment for Shah. Congress councillor Parbhjot Singh Chatha was also booked. The police have arrested Nanit Sharma in this regard. Others include Laddi dairy wala, Sukhraj Malli, Jagtar Singh and Lalli dairy wala, all residents of Batala.