Chandigarh, March 20 -- Two days after the brazen firing incident at Panjab University, Chandigarh Police on Thursday said the shooters had been identified as henchmen of the Doni Bal gang, even as efforts to trace the targeted victim, Jashan Jawanda, remain unsuccessful.

Police sources said Jawanda was currently untraceable and his mobile phone remained switched off. He was previously a student at the University Institute of Applied Management Sciences (UIAMS) and has been actively involved in campus politics over the past few years.

Jawanda first rose to prominence during his time at DAV College, Sector 10, where he was associated with the Students Organisation of India (SOI), the student wing of the Shiromani Akali Dal. He later shif...