CHANDIGARH, March 20: Kabaddi player Sandeep Singh's murder has been solved with the arrest of four persons. The four persons arrested included a gangster from UP. The international kabaddi player was shot dead early last week in Jalandhar during a tournament. The police are also on the lookout for three non-resident Indians who they suspected to be conspirators in the crime.

Sandeep,40, one of the best international kabaddi players, was shot multiple times by four assailants as he stepped out of the tournament ground in Mallian Khurd village in Jalandhar, on Monday evening. The assailants fled in their car.

The four arrested have been identified as Fateh Singh alias Yuvraj, a resident of Sangrur; Kaushal Chaudhary of Naharpur Roopa in Gurugram; Amit Dagar of village Maheshpur Palvan in Haryana; Simranjeet Singh alias Jujhar Singh alias gangster of village Madhopur Pilibhit, UP.

"In less than a week after International Kabaddi Player Sandeep Singh alias Sandeep Nangal Ambia was killed, Punjab Police have solved the murder case with the arrest of four accused involved in conspiring crime. Three foreign- based persons identified as main conspirators were also booked," the Punjab police tweeted. Police said federation rivalries led to the murder.

The three non-resident Indians were identified as Snover Dhillon, a native of Amritsar and currently residing in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and is a producer and director at Canadian Sath TV and Radio Show; Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukha Duneke alias Sukh Singh, a native of village Duneke, Moga and residing in Canada for last few years; Jagjit Singh alias Gandhi, a native of Dehlon, Ludhiana, and residing in Malaysia.

Sandeep, who was president of several tournaments like Major League Kabaddi Federation, was visiting India to host kabaddi events. Hailing from Nangal Ambian village, he was living in England and is survived by his wife and two sons.