Police have arrested the main shooter in connection with firing incidents at gurdwaras in rural Ludhiana. The incident occurred on 28 October at around 3:10 am at Gurdwara Manji Sahib in village Rajoana Kalan and Gurdwara Gopalsar Sahib in village Gagra.

SSP Dr Ankur Gupta shared details of the joint team operation, stating that the arrested main accused has been identified as Raj Singh alias Raju, a resident of Nurpur Machhiwara, district Firozpur.

Investigation and CCTV analysis

To investigate the case, police scanned CCTV footage across a radius of about 200 kilometres and utilized technical and human intelligence.

According to police, threats were being issued to blackmail Kulwant Singh, the main sevadar of the gurdwara. Search for the second shooter is currently underway and their arrest is yet to be made.