The couple was shot dead by masked men in the village of Mehsampur in Punjab. The shooting happened at an ‘akhaada‘ that they were supposed to perform at. However, the killers’ identities remain a mystery.

Chowdhry, the director of the film Mehsampur, had revealed that he’d spoken to one of the murderers. In an interview with Hindustan Times, he said, “Spending time on the ground in Punjab pursuing Chamkila’s story, I inevitably crossed paths with one of Chamkila’s killers who is still alive. While I did get some insight into the motivations behind the act, I wouldn’t put too much weight on it.

Manku, Chamkila’s former secretary, has revealed that a police officer assured him that the killers suffered and were subsequently killed.

In an interview with Cine Punjabi, Manku said that Chamkila was paid Rs8,000 for his final performance. Since the couple wanted to have a meal before the show, Manku left them to their meal, and went to the nearby stage to check if everything was in order. He greeted the crowd and checked the microphone, and then called them over, saying, “Everything’s ready, come on.”

He said, “The shooters were among the crowd. They could have shot him on the way. They could have shot him after he’d stepped onto the stage. Who knows, even I might have been shot if they’d fired at the stage. But they waited. Chamkila arrived in his car in grand fashion, it was a scene straight out of a movie. I said, ‘Put your hands together, Chamkila is here’.’ No sooner than I’d said this, I heard loud bangs.”