Pune/Mumbai/New Delhi/Bathinda (TIP)-Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, in the custody of the Delhi Police, is the mastermind in the Moosewala murder case, Special Commissioner of Police HS Dhaliwal said on Wednesday. The Maharastra police have, meanwhile, arrested Siddhesh Hiraman Kamble, alias Mahakal, in connection with the killing while his aide Santosh Jadhav, also from Pune, has been identified as one of the shooters.
Mahakal, against whom MCOCA was invoked, was wanted by the Pune (Rural) police for allegedly sheltering Jadhav, against whom a murder case was filed in Pune district in 2021. Maharashtra ADG (Law & Order) KK Sarangal said Mahakal was part of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. “Mahakal and Jadhav were aware of the Sidhu Moosewala murder conspiracy,” he said.
The police were verifying whether the accused had been in jail with Bishnoi in any old case and whether the letter threatening writer Salim Khan and his son Salman Khan was kept on a bench at Mumbai’s Bandra Bandstand by members of the (Bishnoi) gang.
Meanwhile, Crime Branch unit of Mumbai Police arrived in Delhi to question Bishnoi in connection with the threat letter to screenplay writer Salim Khan and his actor son Salman Khan.
It’s time to free Punjab of gangs of criminals: Slain singer’s father
Eleven days after Sidhu Moose Wala, was brutally shot dead by gangsters at Jawaharke village in Mansa district, his father Balkaur Singh called for freeing Punjab from the clutches of organised gangs of criminals.
Addressing the bhog (prayer) ceremony of his son at the packed New Grain Market in Mansa on Wednesday, June 8, “It’s time to free Punjab from the clutches of organised gangs of criminals. I will not rest until I get justice for my son. But we will first give the Punjab government time to complete investigation. If things are not found going in the right direction, I will release a video for the next action plan for justice for Shubhdeep. We want to know the motive behind it (ruthless killing).”
Moose Wala suffered 19 bullet wounds and died within 15 minutes of being shot on May 29 evening, according to the post-mortem report, which also stated that the cause of his death was haemorrhage shock due to antemortem firearm injuries. The incident took place a day after his security was withdrawn by the Punjab Police among 424 others. Last week, Punjab Police reconstituted a special investigation team (SIT) to expedite the investigation into the murder. Eight people have been arrested in the case so far.
The aggrieved father, an ex-serviceman who is now working as a driver with the fire brigade in his home district of Mansa, urged social media users to desist from maligning the image of the slain artist. “Shubhdeep never indulged in any wrong activities. We are still unaware why our son was killed. He could have hired private security had he been involved in any wrongful action. He worked hard for what he achieved,” Balkaur Singh said.
Punjab Police sought red corner notice against Goldy
Brar 10 days before Moose Wala murder
Punjab Police on Wednesday, June 8, claimed that it had sought a red corner notice against Canada-based gangster Satinder Singh alias Goldy Brar, ten days before singer Sidhu Moose Wala was gunned down in Mansa on May 29. Brar had claimed responsibility, on behalf of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, for the killing hours after the incident.
According to the official spokesperson, the proposal for the red corner notice was sent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May 19.
The Punjab Police also claimed that it is leaving no stone unturned to extradite Brar, a native of Muktsar who had gone to Canada on student visa in 2017 and is an active member of the Bishnoi gang.
The spokesperson further said that the proposal for the red corner notice was sent on the basis of two cases. The first relates to the killing of Faridkot Youth Congress chief Gurlal Pehalwan and has been registered under Sections 307 (attempt to murder), 148 (rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and Sections of the Arms Act in FIR number 409, dated November 11, 2020.
The second case is connected to an attack on an aide of Pehalwan, in which Brar has been charged for murder, criminal conspiracy and possession of illegal arms in FIR number 44, registered on February 18, 2021 in Faridkot city police station.
Red corner notice also sought against Rinda
The spokesperson claimed that Punjab Police has also sought red corner notice against gangster-turned-terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda of Rattoke village, Tarn Taran. The proposal was sent to the CBI on May 5, 2022, the spokesperson added. Rinda, who is responsible for inducting and operationalising many terrorist modules in Punjab in the recent past, is now based in Pakistan. Backed by Pak ISI, he has also been responsible for smuggling arms and ammunition to India. Source: Agencies and HT