Chandigarh, June 18 -- Four days after a cashier at a chemist shop in Sector 11 was shot dead, police arrested the two alleged shooters from Jammu.

Inspector general of police Pushpendra Kumar confirmed the arrests, stating that the operation was carried out jointly by the district crime cell (DCC) and the operation cell with assistance from the Jammu and Kashmir police. He added that the duo is being brought to Chandigarh on transit remand and will be questioned to establish the motive behind the killing and identify others involved in the conspiracy.

The broad daylight killing, on June 13, had sent shockwaves through the city as the crime had taken place in the busy market located just 500 metres away from the city's crime branch. Sit...