The murder of Gurlal Brar, who was an acquaintance of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is a reminder of the city turning into a place for gang wars. Ex- SOPU chief, was gunned down in his Toyota Fortuner SUV outside the Playboy Nightclub at City Emporium Mall in Industrial Area, Phase 1, on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. 

Brar was shot dead as he was waiting to hand over his SUV to a friend. He had first visited Playboy Nightclub on Saturday night and left briefly to go to Para Club close by for a woman friend’s birthday party, returning to the Nightclub after the cake cutting ceremony, police said. Before leaving Para Club he had asked a friend to pick him up as he was to hand over his SUV to another friend. Past midnight, at around 12:30, is, he was in his white Fortuner SUV outside the mall when the motorcyclists pumped bullets into him and sped away.

Three motorcycle-borne assailants fired at Brar, known to be a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Vikas Tiwari of Hallomajra, an eyewitness to the shooting. Tiwari, a driver, said he and three other drivers were at the Playboy Nightclub on valet parking duty and had seen three men on a motorcycle. Two had walked up to Brar’s SUV and fired before all three fled.

Brar was taken to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), where doctors declared him “brought dead”.

Seven shells recovered from the spot, the body had six injuries

Brar’s body had six bullet injury marks, said superintendent of police (City) Vineet Kumar. These were on the head, chest, neck, and arm. Police recovered seven shells from the spot.

Strangely, however, no weapon was recovered from the crime scene even though Brar never traveled without a gun. “The license of a weapon was found but no firearm,” said a senior police officer.

The Anger boils and so does the rivalry…

The gang war is coming.

“Brar was a close associate of Bishnoi. We are looking into the rivalry of gangs,” said senior superintendent of police, Kuldeep Singh Chahal.

Members of Bishnoi’s gang had killed Deora at a fair in Faridkot’s Kotkapura on July 15, 2017, in which Brar had reportedly played an active role.

Soon after, gangster Davinder Bambiha’s group took to social media, owning responsibility for the killing “to avenge” the murder of their associate Lavi Deora.

Four persons were detained for questioning in connection with Brar’s death, including a bouncer at a disco near the crime spot. Sources said he was a member of Bambiha’s gang.

Gurlal Brar was recently booked for misbehaving with girls!!

Brar had, a few days ago, been booked for assaulting and threatening a group of girls outside another nightclub in the area where he was gunned down. Accompanied by another person named Mohit and a woman, he had, on September 27, misbehaved with a group of girls outside Para Nightclub. A 30-year-old woman from Panipat district in Haryana had complained that the trio had slapped and threatened her, her sister and friends and police had registered the case.

In the past, Chandigarh had sighted crimes that might have been related to Bishnoi Gang’s activities.

In May this year, five assailants had fired shots at hotelier Rakesh Singla’s house in Sector 33. The assailants had come looking for Rakesh’s brother Arvind Singla, a liquor baron. The attack was allegedly a handiwork of the Bishnoi gang.

Two days later, assailants of the Bishnoi gang opened fire at a liquor vend in Sector 9.

Earlier in March, Surjit Singh, a bouncer-turned-financier, was shot dead in his car by miscreants in Sector 38 (West). In December last year, two students were shot at their rented accommodation in Sector 15. Members of the Bishnoi gang were allegedly behind the double murder. Rajbir Singh, alias Sonu Shah, a financier who had a criminal past, was shot by inside his office at Burail in September last year. The murder was allegedly committed at the behest of Bishnoi.

Murders committed at will in 2020…

• June 2 Two assailants open indiscriminate fire at employees of a liquor store in Sector 9, leaving three injured
• May 31 Five assailants come looking for a liquor contractor and fire 17 shots on his brother’s house in Sector 33
• March 16 Bouncer-turned-financier Surjit Singh shot dead by motorcycle-borne miscreants at Sector 38 (West)
• February 12 SUV-borne miscreants fire gunshots into the air following a quarrel with another group at Mani Majra
• January 10 Four persons open fire outside the GMCH-32

In 2019…

• December 18 Two college students shot dead at their rented accommodation in Sector 15
• November 30 Two assailants fire eight bullets at the wall and the door of a nightclub in Sector 26, as they are stopped by a bouncer at the entrance
• September 28 Sonu Shah, a financier, shot dead by four assailants at his office in Burail
• September 4 A 26-year-old youth, a murder accused, shot by four assailants at Sector 17
• March 6 A 24-year-old former student leader killed at a flat in Sector 49

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1. A former student leader of SOPU Gurlal Brar shot dead outside the Playboy nightclub at Emporium mall, Chandigarh.

The murder of Gurlal Brar, who was an acquaintance of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is a grim reminder of the city turning into a safe place for attacking rivals.

Ex- SOPU chief, was gunned down in his Toyota Fortuner SUV outside the Playboy Nightclub at City Emporium Mall in Industrial Area, Phase 1, on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. Brar was taken to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), where doctors declared him “brought dead”.

Three men on a motorcycle fired around seven shots at Gurlal Brar reportedly to avenge the killing of gangster Davinder Bambiha’s associate Lavi Deora. Is Chandigarh soon becoming a land of a gang war?

Read the full story here

2. 11 firing incidents in 18 months in Chandigarh

In May this year, five assailants had fired shots at hotelier Rakesh Singla’s house in Sector 33. The attack was allegedly a handiwork of the Bishnoi gang. Two days later, assailants of the Bishnoi gang opened fire at a liquor vend in Sector 9. Members of the Bishnoi gang were also allegedly behind another double murder. Rajbir Singh, alias Sonu Shah, a financier who had a criminal past, was shot by inside his office at Burail in September last year. The murder was allegedly committed at the behest of Bishnoi. Read in detail here.

3. Hookah bars to be banned in the city

The UT administration has decided to ban hookah bars. The matter was discussed in UT administration in Feb 2019 following the decision of Punjab to permanently ban hookah bars in 2018. The UT administration merely discussed the issue and didn’t make any solid decisions back then. Over these years, health department raids have found traces of nicotine to be served in hookahs and sometimes the drugs were also found with the staff. UT adviser Manoj Parida said instructions we were issued to deputy commissioner Mandip Brar to issue the official orders. The step was important, especially to control the spread of novel coronavirus, he said.

4. Chandigarh among worst performers in COVID grant utilization: Health Minister

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that Chandigarh was among the worst performers in COVID-19 grant utilization.

In his weekly Sunday samvaad program, the Union Health Minister was speaking on the utilization of funds that were released for control of COVID-19.

Of the total Rs 3,000 crore granted in the first phase to all the states and UT administrations, he said that Chandigarh utilized only 47.8 percent of the funds allocated to them for the control of the pandemic.

Patients lodged in COVID care centers of Chandigarh had complained about how there was no proper food served and roofs were leaking. Patients lodged at Sood Dharamshala had shared their experience, along with videos and pictures of the place. The patients had alleged that in the absence of proper food, the positive patients were either ordering food from online apps or requesting their family members to get them food.

5. Chandigarh gears up for Cycles4Change Challenge

For promoting the Cycles4Change Challenge in the city, Chandigarh Smart City Limited organized a cycle rally on Sunday. Yadav said as part of the challenge, the city is gearing up to launch a pilot project with 10 docking stations and 100 bicycles at various parts in the city.

He said the Best Photo and Video Challenge has also been launched for residents to showcase their creativity. The last date for submission is October 31. The details are available on CSCL’s website and social media pages.

6. Chandigarh schools not to reopen till further orders: Govt

Hailing the move, Chhattisgarh Parents’ Association (CPA), a state-level body, has demanded that the government declare this academic session as “zero years” for students till Class 8 and promote them to the next class.

7. Power cut will be in more than eight sectors in Chandigarh on Monday.

Due to the necessary maintenance, power cuts will remain in more than eight sectors of Chandigarh on Monday.

Power Cut Timings as Reported by “Dainik Jagran”

• 10 am to 2 pm: Sector-41 and Baddi
• 10 am to 3 pm: Sector-25, Punjab University Sector-14, Aman-Chaman, and Ambedkar Colony, Village Dhanas, Khuda Lahora, Khuda Jasu and Colony No. 1, 2 Khuda Lahora
• 10 am to 4 pm: Sector-19, 27, 37, JP Garbage Plant Sector-25 West, New Garbage Plant Dadumajra Colony, and Maloya Colony Flats.
• 10 am to 5 pm: Whereas, Motor Market, Mori Gate, Gobindpura, Thakurdwara, Civil Hospital, Rama and Motor Market, Commercial Residential Area Shivalik Enclave, NAC Pipli Wala Town, Madi Wala Town, Shanti Nagar, Darshani Bagh, Bank Colony, Dera Sahib, Main Bazar and There will be a long power cut from 10 am to 5 am in a large part of Old Roped Road Manimajra. (Source: Dainik Jagran)

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