Mohali: A 30-year-old kabaddi player-cum-promoter, Kanwar Digvijay Singh aka Rana Balachauria, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in front of spectators during a kabaddi tournament in Sohana village of Punjab's Mohali district on Monday evening. Balachauria was critically injured in the attack. He was rushed to Fortis Hospital, but succumbed to his injuries.
The tournament was going on in the village for the past few days. Balachauria was shot at by the assailants as he arrived at the venue with his team to take part in the live Sohana Kabaddi Cup. Later, he succumbed to bullet injuries.
A video of the attack also surfaced online. As per reports, the attackers approached Rana under the pretext of taking a selfie and opened fire at him. As per reports from India Today, the Bambiha gang claimed responsibility for the killing.
Who Was Rana Balachauria?
Kanwar Digvijay Singh is popularly known as Rana Balachauria. He was a kabaddi player and a promoter. He had over 29,000 followers on his Instagram. In his Instagram bio, he had written kabaddi player, actor, model, artist for himself. Recently, the kabaddi player got married. He had also acted in a Punjabi song, 'Legacy', which was released in 2021.
In a statement, the hospital said, "Mr Kanwar Digvijay Singh, a 30-year-old kabaddi player, was brought to the Fortis Hospital, Mohali, at 6:05 pm with gunshot injuries. Despite immediate clinical assessment, he was declared brought dead." SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans told reporters that the assailants were two to three in number, who reportedly fled on a motorcycle after the incident.
The tournament was being held in a packed ground, where Punjabi singer Mankirt Aulakh was also expected for the evening matches to give away prizes, they said.
Opposition parties, including the Congress, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), slammed the Bhagwant Mann government over the Mohali incident, alleging total collapse of law and order in the state under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
