Panchkula, July 11 -- Deepak Pandit, alias Deepu, who was brought from Ropar jail on a production warrant, had been in constant communication via mobile phone with Piyush Piplani, the prime accused in kabaddi player Sonu Nolta's murder case, police revealed on Thursday.

Pandit has been nominated as the fifth accused in the murder case, while police have revealed that he may have played a crucial role in providing logistical support to the assailants. Police say that Pandit reportedly used a mobile phone to communicate with Piplani two days before Nolta's murder on June 5.

Sonu Nolta, a 32-year-old kabaddi player was shot dead on the night of June 5, outside Amravati Mall, Pinjore. Notably, the deceased, Nolta, also had nine cases regist...