New Delhi, June 21: The Delhi Police Special Cell on Tuesday received information from the accused that the weapons used in the murder of Punjabi singer-rapper Sidhu Moosewala were supplied to them from across the border, said sources.
Weapons used to kill Sidhu Moosewala supplied to shooters from 'across border'
New Delhi, June 21: The Delhi Police Special Cell on Tuesday received information from the accused that the weapons used in the murder of Punjabi singer-rapper Sidhu Moosewala were supplied to them from across the border, said sources.
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The arrests were made in Kutch, Gujarat, on June 19. A huge cache of arms, including pistols 50 rounds, eight high explosive grenades and grenade launchers, and nine electric detonators were recovered by the police.
According to information, the accused persons include Priyavrat (26) who was the module head and was in direct touch with Canada-based Goldy Brar and led the team at the time of the incident. Priyavrat has been previously involved in two murder cases. He was arrested in 2015 in a murder case of Haryana's Sonipat and wanted in another murder case of Sonepat in 2021.
He was seen in CCTV footage at a fuel station at Fatehgarh before the murder. The second arrested person has been identified as Kashish (24), who is also a designated shooter and was also identified from the CCTV footage of the Fatehgarh fuel station. He has been a wanted accused in Jhajjhar case, Haryana, in 2021.
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The third arrested accused Keshav Kumar (29) was a facilitator, who received the shooters in a four-wheeler just after the shootout and also accompanied the shooters till Mansa on the day of the incident, during reconnaissance and previous attempts. Kumar was arrested in a murder case at Bathinda, Punjab, in 2020 and was also suspected to be involved in various cases of extortion in Punjab.
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Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar had claimed responsibility for Moosewala's murder in a Facebook post. Goldy Brar is a close aide of gang leader Lawrence Bishnoi, who is the chief suspect in the Punjabi rapper's murder.
Bishnoi was produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate on June 15, where the Punjab Police got 7 days remand of the wanted criminal.
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Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead by assailants at Jawaharke village of Punjab's Mansa district on May 29. The incident took place a day after his security was withdrawn by the Punjab police among 424 others. Notably, the singer had joined the Congress party last year in December ahead of the Assembly elections.
-PTC News
