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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Neel Kamal | TNN

Sidhu Moose Wala's killers still unidentified

MANSA: Two weeks after singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu aka Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead with 24 bullet wounds to his body on May 29, police here are yet to arrest even one of the shooters involved in the crime.

One of the most succesful singers to have emerged from Punjab over the recent past, Moose Wala was gunned down in broad daylight in Jawaharke village of Mansa, located close to his native village, Moosa. The tragedy elicited tributes from across the world, including posts in his memory by Grammy-winning artist Drake and Indian music director Vishal Dadlani.

While Punjab Police are maintaining a studied silence on happenings in the case, Delhi Police are repeatedly making revelations. Punjab Police are learnt to be weaving a theory on the basis of information given by arrested persons, who are accused of providing logistical support to the shooters.

There is no clarity about the number of shooters behind the killing and the weapons used in the shootout. Police are, however, claiming that Canada based Satinderjit Singh aka Goldy Brar and Tihar jail inmate Lawrance Bishnoi are the conspirators. Delhi Police have obtained repeated police remand of Bishnoi, but no concrete information about the shooters has been revealed so far. Confusion is also prevailing about whether there were eight shooters, a claim initially made by Delhi Police .

Moose Wala's father Balkaur Singh though had cautioned the singer's fans and admirers not to go ahead with any plans and wait for justice, as time had been given to police to investigate the matter.However, anger is growing. "So far, the number of shooters and types of weapons used in the crime are yet to be confirmed. Police are trying to reach to a conclusion," said a police officer connected with the investigation. Senior officers associated with the SIT did not want to reveal anything.

Sidhu Moose Wala was headed for his aunt's house in Mahndra Thar along with two friends on the ill-fated day. Men in some vehicles following the Thar had blocked th SUV's way and then fired indiscriminately at Moose Wala. While the singer died, his companions survived.

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