NEW DELHI: The special cell of Delhi Police on Monday arrested three persons — including two main shooters — involved in the murder of Punjabi pop singer Sidhu Moose Wala.
Police also recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from the accused.
According to special commissioner HGS Dhaliwal, the main shooter was Priyavrat Fauji from Sonipat in Haryana who was heading the hit squad equipped with AN-94 assault rifle.
Fauji was in direct touch with Goldy Brar (in Canada) at the time of the incident.
The other shooter was Kuldeep Kashish from Jhajjar in Haryana, police said.
The third is a facilitator, Keshav, who dropped the shooters to Mansa in Punjab for the murder that day.
Manpreet Manu, riding in the Corolla car, fired at Moose Wala that day.
Soon after the incident, Manpreet Manu and Roopa left.
The Priyavrat-led module also left the spot after the incident, said HGS Dhaliwal.
The arrested accused had a call before the incident to move in because Goldy Brar got the information from the recce that Sidhu Moose Wala was moving without enough security.
After shooting, they again called and told him that they had carried out the task.
AK series of rifles were used in the crime, said the Delhi Police special cell.
The shooters also purchased uniforms of Punjab police during the incident, but could not use them due to the lack of name plates.
A total of six uniforms were purchased, the Delhi Police said.
The accused were identified after they were caught on a CCTV camera installed at a petrol pump in Fatehgarh in Punjab just before the incident.
Prior to this, another accused, Saurabh Mahakal, was arrested by the special cell in the case and is in the custody of Pune Police.
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Mansa district on May 29.
(With inputs from agencies)
