Mohali Kabaddi Shooter Nabbed in Agartala

Kabaddi in Punjab is not just a sport — it is money, local power, and, sometimes, gang rivalry wrapped into one. That is why the arrest of Aditya alias Makhan in Agartala lands as more than a routine police update. Punjab Police say he was the last absconding shooter in the murder of Mohali-based kabaddi promoter and player Kanwar Digvijay Singh, better known as Rana Balachauria, who was killed on December 15, 2025 during a tournament in the Sohana area of Mohali. (indianexpress.com) ### Who was arrested? The man picked up in Tripura was identified by police as Aditya alias Makhan. Investigators say he was one of the shooters involved in Rana Balachauria’s killing and had been on the run for months before the Agartala arrest. Police also framed him as the final absconding shooter in the case, which is why this arrest is being treated as the big remaining piece of the manhunt. (indianexpress.com) ### What was the original case? The murder happened on December 15, 2025, during a kabaddi tournament in Mohali. Reports identify the victim as Rana Balachauria — also referred to in some coverage as Rana Banna — a kabaddi promoter and player with a visible local profile. Police have linked the killing to the Roni Bal gang, which turns the case from a single homicide into part of Punjab’s broader gang-crime problem. (indianexpress.com) ### Why was he in Agartala? The short answer is distance and anonymity. Police say Makhan had fled all the way to Tripura and was tracked down there after a months-long hunt involving Punjab’s Anti-Gangster Task Force, Tripura Police, and central agencies. Some reports say he had started living quietly in Agartala and was even working as a taxi driver — basically trying to disappear in plain sight. (indianexpress.com) ### How did police catch him? Punjab Police described the operation as a coordinated interstate effort. One report says the arrest was part of an operation codenamed “Shadow Hunt,” with the Anti-Gangster Task Force working across state lines rather than waiting for a local tip to break the case open. That matters because it shows how these gang-linked cases now spill far beyond Punjab’s borders. (msn.com) ### Why does the “last shooter” detail matter? Because it changes the status of the case. When police still have an absconding gunman out there, the story feels unfinished and unstable. Once the last alleged shooter is in custody, investigators can present the case as operationally closed on the arrest side — even though the court process, motive arguments, and gang-link prosecution still have to play out. That is the real shift here. (msn.com) ### Is this part of a bigger crackdown? Yes — and police clearly want that connection made. Just days before this arrest, Mohali Police said they had resolved 255 proclaimed-offender cases in an 11-month campaign running from June 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. That drive included 158 arrests, with others removed from the list after death, conviction, acquittal, or quashi(msn.com) just quick headline raids. (aninews.in) ### What happens next? Police have said Makhan will be brought back to Mohali and produced before the local court. From there, the case moves back into the slower part — custody, interrogation, charge-building, and trial procedure. Arrests close the chase, but they do not finish the case. (msn.com)jab’s kabaddi world ended with an arrest nearly 2,500 kilometers away in Agartala — and police are using that to signal that gang-linked shooters cannot count on distance to keep them safe. (indianexpress.com)