Sukhdev Singh Namdhari is the ex-chairman of Uttarakhand Minority Commission (March 2010 – November 2012), an alleged mining baron, and a politically influential figure.
[2] He made news as the main accused in the murder mystery of famous industrialist brothers, Ponty and Hardeep Chaddha.
Later, he made his much coveted entry into politics through his association with Deendayal Singh Bhullar, the former Bazpur block pramukh, and gradually rose in stature.
However, it was only during the family feud between Cheema, Bhullar, and local don Gurbachan Lal Sharma that Namdhari rose to prominence.
[6] He is allegedly the main accused in the 17 November 2012 shootout that led to the death of industrialist Ponty Chadha, and his younger brother, Hardeep, at their South Delhi farmhouse.