Overview
- An FIR at Hathur police station names Gursewak Singh alias Mota, Nikka Singh alias Gharu, Pardeep Das alias Pappa, Jaspal Singh Hansa, Gurdeep Singh, and 7–8 unidentified accomplices under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act.
- Gurdeep Singh of Badhni Kalan has been arrested and a Maruti Swift believed to have been used in the crime has been recovered, with police conducting raids for the others.
- The victim’s family has refused to conduct the last rites until all accused are held, and police say the postmortem is complete and talks with the family are ongoing.
- Gagandeep Singh, 36, was gunned down near the Dana Mandi in Manuke by a group of 10–12 assailants, his body was dumped in nearby fields, and the attackers told relatives to collect it.
- Police describe the case as a village rivalry, while relatives link it to harassment of player Ekam who says a December complaint drew no action, and the killing is one of several recent shootings in Punjab.