Chandigarh, March 22 -- The Punjab Police investigation into the murder of property dealer Charanpreet Singh Chinni - who was shot dead in Chandigarh's Sector 9 in broad daylight on March 18 - has revealed that the main accused, Rajan alias Piyush Pehalwan, had been involved in multiple killings and extortion-related attacks across Punjab after returning from Malaysia.

Pehalwan and another shooter, Pritam Shah, were arrested in a joint operation by the Punjab Police anti-gangster task force (AGTF) and Haryana Police special task force (STF) in Kaithal, Haryana, on March 19.

According to the police, Pehalwan, a native of Ferozepur, had fled to Malaysia in 2023 and stayed there until February 2026, reportedly operating as a key handler fo...