Middukheda was about to sit on his seat at 11 am Toyota Fortuner SUV after meeting a property dealer in the market, when two men holding pistols opened fire. former president of student organization of india (SOI) – a student wing of Sad active in Panjab University (PU) – threw an object at one of the shooters and ran for cover. Both chased and killed him. The murder was caught on a CCTV camera. Middukheda got married two years ago.
On Saturday, two people started firing on Vicky Middukheda as soon as he came near his SUV in Sector 71 of Mohali.
Police said that four armed men had arrived for the parking lot in a white colored Hyundai i-20 car. Two of them remained in the vehicle, while the others followed Middukheda as they approached the door of their SUV.
“Middukheda got around nine bullets. He died on the spot. We are also scanning the CCTV footage from the market. Police is probing the murder from every possible angle,” said SSP Satinder Singh.
Police have not ruled out gang rivalry. The police suspect Gaurav Patial alias Lucky, a member of the Bambiha gang, behind the murder. Patial is believed to be in Armenia. Patial felt that Middukheda was close to the Bishnoi gang. The Facebook post of the Bambiha gang bolstered this theory.
In the post, the gang posted a picture of Middukheda with Bishnoi, writing that he was close to their rival group and Patial had warned them. The post alleged that the Bishnoi gang had killed two of Bambiha’s associates, Gurlal Bhalwan and Rana Sidhu, on information provided by Middukheda. The gang also claimed that he used to provide phone numbers and details of Punjabi singers and other businessmen to Bishnoi for extortion.
In a statement, the SAD said the killing was a direct result of “open rein given to gangsters”. Congress Government”. The party demanded an independent probe to unearth the conspiracy. Former minister Bikram Singh Majithia demanded an internal inquiry to find out the laxity in law and order operations in Mohali that led to the incident.
Bishnoi’s informant used to give details of singers for extortion:
The Devinder Bambiha gang claimed in a Facebook post that the Bishnoi gang had killed two of Bambiha’s associates on the basis of information provided by Vicky Middukhera.
The gang claimed that Middukheda used to provide phone numbers and details of Punjabi singers and other businessmen to the Bishnoi gang for extortion.
After the murder of former SOPU leader Gurlal Brar in October 2020, the Bambiha gang claimed responsibility for the murder in a FB post
He then claimed that Brar was associated with the Bishnoi gang
Two hours of search in Purab Apartment:
In search of the murder suspects, the police said that they have received information that they may be hiding in Purab Premium Apartment, Sector 88. A police team searched the society for more than two hours. Residents said that around 10-15 cops in plain clothes reached the society, searched the premises and scanned the parked vehicles.
No one is safe in Punjab, gangsters running on their own accord: Akali Dal
Former Akali Dal minister Bikram Singh Majithia said in a statement that the broad daylight killings proved that no one is safe in Punjab. “The law and the situation has deteriorated to such an extent that kidnapping, extortion and firing have become an everyday occurrence. The government has become powerless to take action against the gangsters acting on their own volition.
Was active in Panjab University:
Vicky was the president of Middukheda Panjab University Student Organization (SOPU) at Panjab University
Sukhbir Singh Badal of the SAD later appointed him as the President of the Students’ Union of India.
YAD President Parambans Singh Romana said that Middukheda was a popular student leader during his time at PU
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