Sidhu Moosewala Murder Case: Eight Persons Arrested for Providing Logistic Support and Conducting Recce
Sidhu Moosewala Murder Case: Eight Persons Arrested for Providing Logistic Support and Conducting Recce

Sidhu Moosewala Murder Case: Eight Persons Arrested for Providing Logistic Support and Conducting Re

Sidhu Moosewala Murder Case: Eight Persons Arrested for Providing Logistic Support and Conducting Recce

 Sidhu Moosewala Murder Case: Eight Persons Arrested for Providing Logistic Support and Conducting Recce

— Man who disguising as a fan clicked selfies with Sidhu Moosewala and shared information with shooters also held

— SIT has also identified four Shooters of Sidhu Moosewala

CHANDIGARH, June 7: 

    Following the strong commitment of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to nab the accused persons in Sidhu Moosewala murder case, the Punjab Police have arrested at least eight persons for providing logistic support, conducting recce and harbouring the shooters of renowned Punjabi Singer Shubhdeep Singh alias Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead on May 29. 

    Moosewala, who left his house at around 4.30pm on May 29 along with two persons- Gurwinder Singh (neighbour) and Gurpreet Singh (cousin), was shot dead by some unidentified persons. He was driving his Mahindra Thar Vehicle.

    Those arrested have been identified as Sandeep Singh alias Kekda of Sirsa, Haryana; Manpreet Singh alias Manna of Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda; Manpreet Bhau of Dhaipai, Faridkot; Saraj Mintu of village Dode Kalsia, Amritsar; Prabhdeep Sidhu alias Pabbi of Takhat-Mall, Haryana; Monu Dagar of village Rewli in Sonipat, Haryana; Pawan Bishnoi and Naseeb, both residents of Fatehabad, Haryana. The Police have also identified four shooters involved in the crime. 

    Divulging the roles of the arrested persons, ADGP Anti-Gangster Task Force Parmod Ban on Tuesday said that Sandeep alias Kekda, on the directions of Goldy Brar and Sachin Thapan, had kept tab on the singer’s movements by impersonating himself as his fan. Kekda also clicked selfies with the singer, when the latter was leaving from his home minutes before his murder, he added. 

    “Kekda has shared all the inputs like the singer was not accompanied by his security personnel, number of occupants, vehicle details and he is travelling in non-bullet-proof vehicle Mahindra Thar, with the shooters and handlers operating from abroad,” ADGP Ban said.

    He said that Manpreet Manna had provided a Toyota Corolla car to Manpreet Bahu, who further delivered the car to two persons— suspected to be the shooters, on the directions of Saraj Mintu, who is a close aide of Goldy Brar and Sachin Thapan.

    The ADGP said that the fifth accused Prabhdeep Sidhu alias Pabbi had provided shelter to two associates of Goldy Brar, who came from Haryana in January, 2022, and also got conducted recce of Sidhu Moosewala’s home and surrounding areas through them, while Monu Dagar had provided two shooters and helped assemble the team of shooters to carry out this murder the directions of Goldy Brar.

    He said that Pawan Bishnoi and Naseeb had handed-over Balero vehicle to shooters and also provided them hideout.

    Meanwhile, ADGP Parmod Ban said that the Special Investigation Team headed by IGP PAP Jaskaran Singh has been working strategically and cohesive efforts are being made to arrest the identified shooters and other accused persons involved in the crime.


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