India, Dec. 24 -- Five days after a 33-year-old scrap dealer was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Shahkot area of Jalandhar district, police have arrested a contract killer and recovered a foreign-made 9mm pistol used in the crime.

The accused has been identified as Sher Singh, alias Shera (32), a resident of Rajewal village in Shahkot sub-division. Police have also booked a US-based NRI, Jagpreet Singh, who also hails from Rajewal village, for allegedly hiring Sher Singh to eliminate Sandeep Singh, the scrap dealer who was killed on December 19.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Harvinder Singh Virk said multiple police teams were constituted after the incident to investigate the case. "Based on technical and digital evidenc...