Panchkula, Feb. 8 -- An additional sessions court has rejected the bail plea of a 29-year-old man from Hisar for allegedly providing shelter and logistical support to the shooters involved in the murder of 32-year-old kabaddi player Sonu Nolta. District police had registered an FIR in June last year under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 25 of the Arms Act after Nolta was shot dead outside Amravati Mall on June 5. The accused, Surender, was arrested on September 7, however, his counsel argued that he was apprehended on August 7 and held in illegal detention for nearly a month, claiming his client's innocence. During the investigation, police found that Surender had taken the main accused, Piyush Piplani and Ankush Solanki, residents of Pinjore, to a clinic in Hisar run by Pankaj Kumar, an unlicensed medical practitioner, for treatment of a gunshot wound. Piyush, who had sustained an injury on his right hand, reportedly two days prior, was treated with cleaning, four stitches and re-bandaging. Surender later took the accused away, and they did not return to the clinic. During police remand, Surender allegedly identified several crime-related locations, including the house where the accused had stayed, places where their clothes and shoes were burnt, and a spot where he allegedly handed over a bag containing a weapon to an unidentified person. He also identified a canal where a mobile phone was buried and multiple locations where mobile phones were disposed of. Police further claimed that Surender took the accused to the Haryana-Rajasthan border near Juppa town and put them on a government bus. The vehicle allegedly used to transport the accused and Surender's Vivo mobile phone, recovered from Pankaj's paying guest accommodation, were seized by the police. Investigators also recovered a video uploaded on Facebook by the main accused using Surender's phone, which police said was linked to the commission of the crime. According to police, Surender actively assisted the accused by providing shelter, medical aid, mobile phones and weapons, and by helping dispose of incriminating evidence. Police further said that Surender is an active member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and has prior criminal antecedents. Two FIRs were registered against him in 2024 under Sections 447 and 34 of the IPC at Azad Nagar Police Station in Hisar....