2 held in Punjab for Haridwar firing on Haryana hotelier on June 2

Both confessed being members of Nandu alias Kapil Sagwan gang, and said the attack was part of a long-standing gang rivalry with the Manjeet Mahal gang: Police

Published on: Jun 12, 2025, 17:38:19 IST

By Neeraj Santoshi

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Haridwar: Two contract killers suspected to be behind the June 2 firing on a 25-year-old Haryana-based hotelier near the Sukhi rivulet in Haridwar were arrested in Punjab and brought to Haridwar on Thursday, police said.

Two of the five accused involved in firing on Arun near Sukhi rivulet in Haridwar on June 2 have been arrested on Wednesday night (Hindustan Times/ Representative photo)

“Two of the five accused involved in firing on Arun near Sukhi rivulet in Haridwar on June 2 have been arrested on Wednesday night. During interrogation, both confessed to being active members of the Nandu alias Kapil Sagwan gang, and admitted the attack was part of a long-standing gang rivalry with the Manjeet Mahal gang,” senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Haridwar district Pramendra Dobhal said

The police have identified the accused as Manav Hans (21) from Hargobind Nagar in Punjab’s Kapurthala and Gaurav Kumar (28) from Nawanshahr in Punjab. “The arrested accused also have multiple serious criminal cases registered against them in Punjab,” Dobhal said.

The police are tracing three more accused — Himanshu Sood, Bobby, and Shammi Khan — who are currently on the run.

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Dobhal said that Arun, a resident of Haryana’s Rohtak, was shot near the Sukhi bridge in the Kankhal area by unidentified bike-borne assailants on June 2, following which he was taken to a nearby hospital. Based on his father’s complaint, a case was registered under Section 109(2) (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Kotwali Nagar police station.

“The Haridwar police formed a joint investigation team. Utilising advanced surveillance, informant networks, and analysis of over 1,000 CCTV footages, police conducted an extensive manhunt across Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab,” Dobhal said.

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Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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