Overview
- Gunfire erupted around 12:15 a.m. in the parking area of Raizada Hotel in Lalsingi after a clash between attendees of two separate birthday parties.
- The victim was identified as Ashu Puri, 35, a Youth Congress activist from Santokhgarh who worked in the mining trade.
- Police registered a murder case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act, naming Gurjeet Mann, Parminder Singh and Purjinder Singh as suspects.
- Superintendent of police Amit Yadav said eight people from the group that opened fire have been identified, six are in custody and two are hospitalized at PGIMER, Chandigarh after being injured in retaliation.
- A forensic team seized bullet casings and investigators obtained hotel CCTV as the probe continues, while the district administration ordered a review of weapon licences and tighter security measures.