Chandigarh, Jan. 20 -- The crime branch of Chandigarh Police has arrested a 28-year-old private laboratory owner, Rahul Bisht, for allegedly plotting the firing incident at Sewak Pharmacy, Sector 32-D, that took place last Thursday.

Police are still verifying the veracity of a viral audio clip in which an alleged gangster, Saba Gobindgarh, is purportedly heard claiming responsibility for the attack. Saba is said to be a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Police said Bisht, who runs a private diagnostic laboratory in Sector 32, had allegedly orchestrated the attack as he had a personal dispute with the owners. He allegedly passed on information about the pharmacy and its owners to the gangsters. Two men had barged into the pha...