Overview

• Two bike-borne assailants ambushed Baggan near ICICI Bank Chowk in Sunder Nagar and fired at least five shots, killing him at the scene.
• The pillion rider was wounded and is receiving treatment at Christian Medical College and Hospital, according to police.
• An FIR has been registered at Daresi police station as investigators scan CCTV footage from the area to track the attackers.
• Police say the attackers have been identified and efforts to arrest them are underway, with the probe examining an inter-gang rivalry involving Baggan’s ties to the Puneet Bains group.
• A social-media post under the ‘Gopi Ghanshampura gang’ banner claims responsibility, which police are verifying, while the family has named three rivals including Shubham Arora.