India, Aug. 9 -- A 24-year-old man who carried out observation of the movements of Haryanvi pop singer Rahul Yadav alias Fazilpuria after which henchmen of gangster Sunil Sardhaniya, opened fire on the artist on the night of July 14, was caught after he was injured in an encounter with the crime branch team in Manesar early Friday morning, said police.

Investigators said that the suspect Ramandeep Singh alias Petrol, had sustained a bullet injury in his right leg. He is originally from Kherka village in Sirsa and is wanted in multiple criminal cases.

The development comes days after Yadav's close aide and financier Rohit Shokeen, 40, was shot dead by armed assailants in Sector 77 allegedly to terrorise the singer to repay Rs.5 crore to ...