Punjab police arrests key operative in social media influencer Mad Sandhu murder case

Punjab Police on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) said they have apprehended a key operative, identified as Jobanpreet Singh, in the murder of social media influencer Mad Sandhu, from Mumbai

Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Wednesday (October 14) said that Counter Intelligence (CI) Jalandhar, in coordination with the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) apprehended Jobanpreet Singh from Chembur in Mumbai.

“The arrested accused, Jobanpreet Singh is a resident of village Jandoke in district Tarn Taran. Police teams have recovered three sophisticated pistols—including one 9MM Glock, one 9MM Beretta and one .30 bore PX5—along with five magazines and 11 live cartridges from his possession,” he said.

On October 3, 2026, two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at Madhu Sudan Singh alias Mad Sandhu on Loharka Road in Amritsar, resulting in his death. An FIR under sections 103 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act was registered at Police Station Cantonment at Commissionerate Amritsar.

Earlier, two of his module associates, identified as Harsimranjit Singh alias Sangha and Fateh Singh, both residents of Village Sanghe, Tarn Taran, were also tracked down and apprehended in Surat, Gujarat, in a coordinated operation with Gujarat ATS. A total of 11 persons, including one of the shooters, have been arrested in this case.

“Preliminary investigation has established that Jobanpreet Singh played a pivotal role in arranging weapons, financing, and providing logistical support to the shooters at the behest of foreign-based handlers. During interrogation, accused Jobanpreet confessed to his involvement in three separate extortion-linked firing incidents in Tarn Taran district. Further investigation is underway to uncover the wider network and establish its backward and forward linkages, he added.