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Two bike-borne men fire over 30 rounds outside Phase-7 house
Arriving on a motorcycle around 12.25 am, the masked duo first opened fire at the house, before releasing more rounds in other directions, triggering panic in the area
In a shocking incident, two unidentified men fired over 30 shots outside the house of a retired Punjab irrigation department officer in Phase 7, Mohali, past Thursday midnight, shattering the quiet of the night.
Arriving on a motorcycle around 12.25 am, the masked duo first opened fire at the officer’s house, before releasing more rounds in other directions, triggering panic in the area.
Alarmed residents stepped out to discover bullet marks on several parked cars, and the main gate and boundary wall of the officer’s house.
Police later recovered several empty bullet shells from the site and a piece of paper with the name “Kala Rana” written on it, referring to the gangster currently lodged in a Delhi jail.
CCTV footage reviewed by police showed the two men pulling out guns, loading bullets, firing repeatedly towards multiple houses and speeding away. One of them was in an orange kurta, while the other was wearing a black-and-white chequered T-shirt.
The complainant, Maninder Singh, said he and his family were jolted awake by loud sounds, which they believed was due to firecrackers.
“But when we came out, we saw vehicles riddled with bullets and realised what had happened,” he said, adding that he had no enmity and never received any threat or extortion calls.
Police have registered a case under the Arms Act.
DSP Prithvi Singh Chahal said, “We have found a paper with the name ‘Kala Rana’ written on it. At this point, investigation is underway and it would be premature to comment on any link or motive.”
Police are analysing CCTV footage and tracing the motorcycle used in the crime. The incident has prompted enhanced patrolling and security checks in the city.
This is not the first time that gangster Kala Rana’s name has surfaced in Mohali. In May 2025, his name was also found on a note left behind by shooters who opened fire at Punjabi music producer Pinky Dhaliwal’s residence in Sector 71.
Police had later arrested one of the shooters, Ankit Rana, linked to the Kala Rana and Lawrence Bishnoi gangs. The motive behind the attack was extortion, police said, adding that the gangsters stole a motorcycle from Haridwar specifically to execute the crime.
Rana is named in over 30 cases of murder, attempt to murder, extortion and criminal intimidation across Haryana.
In August 2025, police also arrested four men for firing eight to nine rounds outside a house in Tole Majra village under Kharar sub-division, a case believed to be connected to gangster Ekam Sandhu. On September 25, a 35-year-old gym owner was injured in a Phase 2 parking area after two motorcycle-borne assailants fired at him near Franco Hotel, in what police called a personal dispute.
Police data shows a sharp rise in gun-related crimes in the district,with 41 cases under the Arms Act (including illegal weapon recovery and firing incidents) being registered between January and July 2025, compared to 26 during the same period in 2024.
