Chandigarh, March 19 -- A 31-year-old property dealer was shot dead in a brazen daylight attack in Chandigarh's upscale Sector 9 market on Wednesday afternoon. CCTV footage and preliminary findings revealed the murder was executed with pre-planned precision, with the helmeted assailants striking around 12.30 pm as the victim was leaving after working out at Bodyzone gym. The duo, who had allegedly been lying in wait, fired around a dozen shots from both sides of the vehicle as the SUV slowed at a turn while exiting the paid parking lot. Despite the attack occurring in a busy, high-profile area - with the Chandigarh Police headquarters, UT Secretariat and Chandigarh Housing Board office located metres away - the shooters managed to disappear into traffic with ease, driving on the wrong side. The victim, identified as Charanpreet Singh, a resident of Kubaheri Khurd village in Mullanpur, sustained gunshot wounds to the abdomen, chest and arm. Police said several bullet marks were visible on the vehicle's windshield. Bystanders rushed Singh to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), where he was declared brought dead due to excessive blood loss. His body was moved to the mortuary, and a post-mortem examination is awaited. Hours later, gangster Lucky Patial, who leads the Davinder Bambiha gang, claimed responsibility for the killing on social media. The incident marks the second Bambiha gang-linked shooting in the city in two days, the first being a targeted attack on a gangster Lawrence Bishnoi-backed student leader outside the botany department on the Panjab University campus on Tuesday. The post alleged that Singh was acting as an informer for rival gangs and also had a role in the murder of Gurvinder Singh outside the District Administrative Complex in Mohali on January 28, 2026. According to investigators, the motorcycle used in the crime bore a counterfeit number plate and the assailants escaped towards the Landran side. Police said Charanpreet Singh also had a criminal background and was named in five cases in Mohali, including attempt to murder and under the Arms Act. The most recent case against him was registered in Majri in 2025. He had also been previously booked for molestation, assault and rioting. Officials said his alleged links to gang networks and involvement in the drug trade were under investigation. A case of murder has been registered at the Sector 11 police station, and multiple teams have been formed to identify and apprehend the accused. Day on, police clueless about attackers in PU FIRING caseP2...