Very popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead at a village in Mansa on Sunday, the other two were injured who accompanied him in his vehicle. The allegations were made over the Lawrence Bishnoi-led group was involved in the murder of the 28-year-old Congress leader. The Punjab DGP said Lucky who was a member of the group, had taken responsibility from Canada.
In a broad daylight, a gunman fired at a singer 30 bullets into the singer Sidhu Moose Wala in Mansa on Sunday has brought to the fore gang rivalries that the state has long been plagued with. Punjab Police chief VK Bhawra, at a press conference hours after the shocking murder, said that the killing could have been a fallout of the murder of Youth Akali Dal leader Vicky Madhukhera last August.
After the incident, he was rushed to the civil hospital along with the other two who were later sent to higher institutes for further treatment, and Moose was pronounced dead at Civil Hospital.
“Three people were brought to the hospital, out of which Sidhu Moose Wala was dead. After giving primary treatment, the two injured have been referred to a higher institute for further treatment,” said Dr Ranjeet Rai, Civil Surgeon of Mansa Hospital.
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, best known as Sidhu Moosewala joined the Congress party last year in Punjab assembly polls, he fought on the Congress ticket from Mansa seat and was defeated by AAP’s Dr Vijay Singla. He was among 424 people whose security was withdrawn by the Punjab Police on Saturday.
