Punjab: Day after security withdrawn, popular singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moosewala shot dead in Mansa district

Punjab: Day after security withdrawn, popular singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moosewala shot dead in Mansa district

Moosewala had contested the Assembly polls on a Congress ticket from Mansa

Rajesh MoudgilUpdated: Sunday, May 29, 2022, 11:19 PM IST
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Sidhu Moosewala | ANI

Chandigarh: In a shocking incident that shook Punjab on Sunday, popular Punjabi singer and rapper Shubhdeep Singh aka Sidhu Moosewala, 28, was shot dead by the unidentified assailants near village Jawaharke in Mansa district around 4 pm Sunday.

Conspicuously enough, the incident took place a day after the state government had withdrawn two gunmen provided to him when he was travelling along with his two friends to his native village Moosa, about three km from the spot where he was killed. Both of his friends travelling with him were also grievously hurt in the shootout.

Police said Sidhu was in his vehicle which was not bulletproof when unidentified persons, who reportedly came in two vehicles, opened fire on the vehicle. Police said that more than 30 rounds were fired on his vehicle killing him on the spot and grievously hurting the two others.

According to police, Sidhu sustained at least eight bullet injuries and was taken to the Mansa civil hospital where he was declared brought died. The condition of the other two was also said to be critical.

Sidhu Moosewala joined the Punjab Congress in December 2021 ahead of state elections, saying that he wanted to be part of the system to speak for the underprivileged.

He also contested the Punjab elections from Mansa but lost to Aam Aadmi Party’s Vijay Singla by a huge margin. Singla was appointed Punjab health minister and sacked on Tuesday last on corruption charges and sent to judicial custody.

It is pertinent to note here that the attack comes a day after the Punjab Police ordered the withdrawal of Moosewala’s security along with more than 420 people, including former MLAs, jathedars of two Takhts, heads of Deras, and a few police officers.

The Punjab government had also downgraded the security cover granted to Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh but restored it hours later amid a controversy. Singh, however, refused to take it back, saying that “Khalsa Panth and our Sikh youth are enough to provide security”.

Earlier in April, the Punjab government had ordered the withdrawal of security cover of 184 people, including former ministers and ex-MLAs.

Meanwhile, though it could not be officially confirmed till the filing this report, there was unconfirmed information that the killing could be an outcome of an ugly and bitter rivalry between singers’ groups. According to media reports, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi aide Goldy Brar has claimed responsibility for the attack.

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