Chandigarh: Sippy Sidhu, a national level shooter, was murdered and his bullet-riddled body was found in a park here, leaving the shooting fraternity shocked. The body of the 34-year-old shooter was recovered from a park in Sector 27 at around 11 pm on Sunday night.
Police sources said that they received a call from a local that a dead body was lying in the park, after which a team rushed to the spot. Upon verification, the body was found to be that of Sidhu.
The motive behind the murder is not yet known. Sidhu was also a lawyer and a sports promoter who came from an affluent family. He was proprietor of the ‘Sippy Sidhu Law Firm’ based in the city.
Sippy had won the team gold for Punjab along with Abhinav Bindra at the National Games in 2001. He had been on the circuit for more than 15 years. On hearing the news, London Olympic bronze medallist Gagan Narang immediately left for Chandigarh from Delhi to attend the funeral.
