Three persons, two of whom were minors, were detained early on Friday in the Patiala district of Punjab in connection with the shocking murder of Dera Sachha Sauda member Pradeep Kataria the day before. Following intelligence inputs, Delhi Police conducted a raid in the Bakshiwala neighbourhood about 3 am, roughly 30 miles from Patiala city, and captured the alleged gunmen.

Kataria, 38, was an accused in the 2015 Bargari sacrilege case and was out on bail. On Thursday morning, he was shot dead while he was opening his dairy shop in Faridkot's Kotkapura. His security guard and another person sustained bullet injuries in the incident. Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar claimed responsibility for the murder in a purported social media post.

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which was responsible for the murder of Punjabi musician Sidhu Moosewala in May 2022, includes Goldy Brar.

The following three suspects, who were among the six assailants who killed Kataria, were captured by the Counter Intelligence Unit of the Special Cell, Delhi Police, under the direction of ACP Rahul Vikram, in an overnight intelligence-based operation. Up to 55 rounds were fired by the shooters.

One of the three accused has been identified as Jitender, 26, who is a resident of Kalanaur village in Haryana's Rohtak. Police have said that all the six shooters involved in the murder had been identified. Four shooters are from Haryana and two are from Punjab.