A contract killing angle has emerged in the shooting of LGBTQ activist and makeup artist Mad Sandhu, with the Amritsar Police Commissioner Harmanveer Singh Gill saying they are investigating the role of gangsters. The police suspect the crime may have been carried out by hired goons.
According to the preliminary investigation, the crime appears to have been carried out by criminals allegedly hired for money
Investigators are now working to establish their links with the crime and trace the main shooters and the alleged mastermind behind the incident. The police are probing who hired the goons, who executed the crime and whether gangster networks were involved in planning or facilitating the attack. Gill clarified that no extremist or radical angle has emerged so far. The investigation, at this stage, is focused on the possibility of a criminal conspiracy involving hired goons.
He appealed to the media and the public to wait for another 24 hours, saying more facts are expected to emerge as the investigation progresses.
Gill said the police have made a major breakthrough in the case and have detained two people for questioning. The crime appears to have been carried out by criminals allegedly hired for money, according to the preliminary investigation. The police commissioner said they were withholding the identities of the suspects and other sensitive details to avoid affecting the ongoing investigation.
