Jagvinder Singh, in his 40s, had several cases against him including murder, kidnapping and violation of Arms Act.
A gangster-turned-politician from Punjab's Fazilka was shot dead by gunmen of a rival gang near Parwanoo on the Kalka-Shimla highway on Saturday morning.
Jagvinder Singh alias 'Rocky' was returning to Chandigarh from Shimla when he was shot at from a close range by a group of men on a bike and a car. While Mr Singh died on the spot, his driver Parambir was seriously injured and rushed to PGI Hospital in Chandigarh.
IG Southern Range SZH Zaidi said that the killers came in two groups and were tailing Rocky from Shimla in a car and a bike.
'CCTV footage has been analysed and we have identified the killers, we will soon nab them,' said IG Zaidi.
The rival gang, suspected to be behind the attack, posted pictures of Mr Singh's dead body on Facebook and claimed to have avenged killing of gangster Prabhjit Singh alias Dimpy who was shot dead in Chandigarh in 2006. Rocky was allegedly involved in the killing.
Jagvinder Singh, in his 40s, had several cases against him including murder, kidnapping and violation of Arms Act, and had unsuccessfully contested the Assembly Polls from Fazilka in 2012.