Overview
- Nitin Nanda was struck in the back of the head during a wedding in Agampur and was referred from the Anandpur Sahib civil hospital to PGIMER, where the bullet remains lodged.
- Rupnagar police registered an attempt-to-murder case based on statements from Nanda and his brother, and they say the attack stems from a protracted land feud.
- Police identified retired Chandigarh DSP Dilsher Singh Chandel as the alleged shooter who fled the scene; a companion named Ram Kumar was also named, with checkpoints and raids underway.
- A doctor reported an entry wound with no exit wound, and police said three shots were fired, one hitting Nanda, who remains under treatment at PGIMER.
- Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said he spoke with the PGIMER director about Nanda’s care, as reports detail Chandel’s 2024 retirement, a 2023 service medal, and past controversies including a 2010 CBI case later dropped.