Chandigarh, Dec 2: The Hyundai Creta used in the killing of Inderpreet Singh, alias Parry, in Chandigarh’s Sector 26 has been recovered from Panchkula’s Sector 5, officials said late Monday. The vehicle, which sped away from the Sukhna Lake road after the shooting, was found abandoned near the Mansa Devi Complex.
Investigators said the Creta carried a fake number plate lifted from a Chevrolet Spark registered to a Ludhiana resident. “The plate doesn’t match any official records of the Creta model. It was clearly fabricated,” a senior officer said, adding that the owner of the Spark has been traced for questioning.
According to preliminary findings, the Creta shadowed Parry’s Kia Seltos before the attack. Police said an associate sitting with Parry fired the first shots inside the car, followed by gunfire from outside. The attackers then fled in the Creta, which was later dumped across the state border.
Police teams are reviewing CCTV footage from the Lake area, Sector 26 market and the Panchkula corridor to track the route taken by the suspects.
The investigation widened after a Facebook post, purportedly by a profile named Hari Boxer Aarzoo Bishnoi, claimed the killing was retaliation for Parry’s alleged shift to rival gangs linked with Goldy Brar or Rohit Godara. The post accused Parry of extorting clubs under their names and declared that a “new phase of gang war” had begun.
Police have cautioned against drawing conclusions. “We have not verified the source of the post. Its contents will be examined,” a Crime Branch official directly said.
