In a shocking development, two sharpshooters of gangster Kaushal Chaudhary with their links in Jalandhar- Puneet Sharma and Narinder Sharma alias Lalli have demanded a ransom of Rs 5 crore from a Jaipur hotelier. Both Puneet and Lalli are absconding in three major murder cases of the district including the murder of Punjab's international circle-style kabaddi player Sandeep Nangal Ambia for the last about two and a half years.
Puneet and Lalli of Jalandhar, who work for the mastermind of the Nangal Ambia murder case and Haryana's notorious gangster Kaushal Chaudhary, were caught on CCTV during the firing at the hotel. In the CCTV footage, one of them was seen firing bullets in all directions. The accused reportedly fired a total of 32 rounds in the hotel.
As per reports, the firing took place at Hotel Highway King in Neemrana, Jaipur on Sunday morning after giving a ransom slip of Rs 5 crore. The hotel and nearby shops were damaged during the firing. The investigation of Jaipur Police so far has come to a halt in Punjab and Haryana. Soon Jaipur Police will bring Kaushal Chaudhary on a production warrant.
Jaipur Range IG Anil Kumar Tank reportedly confirmed that this incident was carried out by Haryana's Kaushal Gang. Puneet and Lalli were armed with guns. Lalli had handed over the ransom slip at the hotel reception. In the slip found by the police, extortion of Rs 5 crore was demanded on behalf of the Kaushal Chaudhary Gang of Haryana. There was a threat of facing consequences if the extortion was not received. After the incident, Puneet and Lalli fled on a bike.
Sandeep Nangal Murder Case
Gangsters Narinder Lalli and Puneet Sharma have been absconding since the shooting of Sandeep Nangal on 14 March 2022. The responsibility for this incident was taken by Lucky Patial, an active member of the Kaushal Chaudhary gang. After which IPS Swapan Sharma (now Jalandhar City Police Commissioner), who was then SSP of Jalandhar, and his team brought gangster Kaushal Chaudhary on a production warrant.
Kabaddi player Sandeep Nangal Ambia was shot dead by 5 assailants in the village Mallian of Nakodar on March 14 last year. Out of the shooters, only Lalli and Puneet are yet to be arrested. The incident took place around 6 pm when Sandeep had reached the tournament going on in the village. The assailants came in a white car. They fired around 20 rounds at Sandeep. He was shot from mouth to chest.