Overview

• AGTF identified the suspect as Vipan Kumar of Hoshiarpur, describing him as one of the main shooters in the Una killing of Rakesh Kumar alias Gaggi.
• Police teams led by DSP Rajan Parminder detained the accused near Village Khanpur in Kharar after receiving reliable inputs, officials said.
• Officers recovered a .32-bore country-made pistol and six live cartridges from the accused.
• FIR No. 326 dated 28/08/2025 was registered under Section 25 of the Arms Act at City Kharar police station in SAS Nagar.
• Investigators cite a rivalry involving foreign-based figures Laddi Bhajal alias Kooner and Monu Gujjar against the Babbi Rana–Sonu Khatri group, and note the accused faces prior cases under attempt to murder, the Arms Act and the NDPS Act in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.