Gurlal Brar (1193-2020) was an Indian gangster from Punjab, who was a close alliance of the gangster group ‘Lawrence Bishnoi Group.’ He was involved in many extortion and murder cases. He was shot dead on 10 October 2020, while he was partying at Paara Club, Chandigarh.
Wiki/Biography
Gurlal Brar was born on Tuesday, 2 November 1993 (age 26 years; at the time of death) in Kot Kapura, Punjab. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He attended DAV College, Chandigarh, and Panjab University, Chandigarh for his higher studies.
Physical Appearance
Height: 6’
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 46 Inches, Waist: 32 Inches, Biceps: 16 Inches
Family
There is not much information about his parents and siblings. His cousin brother, Goldy Brar, is a gangster.
Gurlal Brar’s cousin brother Goldy Brar
Relationships/Affairs
At the time of his murder, he was in a relationship with a girl.
Student Leader
In college, he joined the student political group Students of Panjab University (SOPU). He was elected as the President of SOPU. During the 2016 student union elections, he tore the poster of the opposition party in DAV College sector 10, Chandigarh. He even threatened the candidates contesting against him in the elections.
Gurlal Brar’s poster from student elections
Controversy
In 2020, he was charged under IPC section 354 by the industrial area police of Chandigarh for slapping his girlfriend’s female friend. Reportedly, the girls had a fight after which Gurlal slapped the girl.
Death/Murder
On 10 October 2020, he celebrated his girlfriend’s birthday at the Play Boy Club at Wave Mall, Chandigarh. After spending a few hours there, he went to Paara Club, Centra Mall, Chandigarh. He then received a call from his friends to lend them his Fortuner car. Gurlal went to the mall’s entrance gate to give the car keys to his friends. While he was waiting at the gate, three motorcycles rushed towards him and started firing at him. According to the sources, after a seven-round of firings, the shooters fled. Later, the local police took Gurlal to the nearby hospital where he was declared dead. A day after the incident, a gangster named Davinder Bambiha took to Facebook to take responsibility for the murder. He wrote,
It was revenge for Lavi Deora’s murder that was committed by Gurlal Brar and his gang in Kot Kapura, Punjab.”
Davinder Bambiha Facebook post about Gurlal Brar’s murder
The local police registered a case against Dilpreet Singh Dhahan aka Baba who reportedly provided arms for Gurlal’s murder, and the arms were recovered from a nullah in the industrial area of Chandigarh. Later, the motorcycles were also identified which were provided by the gangsters Gurvinder Singh and Gurmeet Singh alias Geeta to the shooters named Neeraj Chaska and Mandeep Mandy. In 2021, the main shooter in the murder case was identified named Beant Singh. The industrial area police of Chandigarh were criticised for not identifying Gurlal Brar as a wanted criminal. The murder case took a new twist when on 29 May 2022, the Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead. On the same day, Gurlal Brar’s cousin brother Goldy Brar took to Facebook to take responsibility for Sidhu’s death. Goldy wrote,
I, along with Sachin Bishnoi Dhattaranwali, Lawrence Bishnoi group, take responsibility for the killing of Sidhu Moose Wala. His name came up in connection with the murder of Vicky Middukhera and Gurlal Brar and despite this, the police did nothing.”
Goldy Brar’s Facebook post about taking Gurlal Brar’s revenge
Facts/Trivia
- Gurlal has two tattoos inked. The first was on his right shoulder, and the second was a hand grenade tattoo on his right forearm.
Gurlal Brar’s tattoo
Gurlal Brar’s tattoo on his right forearm
- He used to smoke Hukka and consume alcohol at parties and events.
Gurlal Brar smoking hukka