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Sidhu Moose Wala death: 2 men linked to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi arrested in Haryana
2022-06-04
[OneIndia] Two men linked to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi were arrested in Haryana amid a probe over killing, according to Hindustan Times report.

The 30-year-old Lawrence Bishnoi, ringleader of the 700-member gang of criminals, has come under the police radar with Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar claiming responsibility for singer Sidhu Moosewala's murder.

Born on February 12, 1993, Bishnoi, referred to as "Don" by gang members, is a graduate and a resident of Dhattaranwali village near Abohar. Bishnoi's father joined the Haryana Police as a constable in 1992, but left job after five years and started farming.

On May 29, Moosewala was rubbed out by person or persons unknown in Punjab's Mansa district, a day after the state government curtailed his security cover.

The murder:
Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead day after security withdrawn
May 29
[OneIndia] Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was rubbed out by person or persons unknown in Jawaharke village of Mansa district on Sunday. The incident took place a day after the Punjab
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3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....

government withdrew his security cover.

"Congress leader and Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was brought dead," said Dr Ranjeet Rai, Civil Surgeon, Mansa Hospital.

"Three people were brought to the hospital, out of which Sidhu Moose Wala was dead. After giving primary treatment, the two injured have been referred to a higher institute for further treatment," he added.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Mansa) Gobinder Singh told PTI that several bullets hit Moosewala, 27, who was in his jeep at village Jawahar Ke when he was attacked.

The singer had joined the Congress party in December last year. He had fought on the Congress ticket from Mansa assembly seat in the recent assembly election and was defeated by AAP's Dr Vijay Singla.

Sidhu Moose Wala, an Indian singer, rapper, songwriter and actor associated with Punjabi music and Punjabi cinema. He started his career as a songwriter for the song "License" by Ninja, and began his singing career on a duet song titled "G Wagon". Following his debut, he collaborated with Brown Boyz for various tracks which were released by Humble Music.

He gained wide attention with his track "So High". In fall 2018, he released his debut album PBX 1, which peaked at 66th on Billboard Canadian Albums chart.

He had faced legal challenges for promoting gun culture and using inflammatory and inciting lyrics in his songs.
More:
Who is Sidhu Moose Wala?

[OneIndia] Born on 17 June 1993, Moosewala belongs to the Moosewala village which is situated in Punjab's Mansa district. His real name is Shubhdeep Singh. He an Indian singer, rapper, songwriter and actor associated with Punjabi music and Punjabi cinema.

Moosewala widely known for his 'gangster rap', hit the headlines for his controversial lyrical style, often promoting gun cultures, while also hurting religious sentiments.

Reportedly, Moose Wala has a rivalry with Karan Aujla; both have replied to each other through songs, social media handles and live performances.

AK-47 TRAINING
On 4 May 2020, Moose Wala's two videos went viral in which he was training to use an AK-47 with five police officers in one video, and a personal pistol in another.[54] Six police officials who assisted Moose Wala were suspended following the incident.

On 19 May, Moose Wala was booked under two sections of the arms act.

In July 2020, he released a single "Sanju", in which he compared his charges with Sanjay Dutt. Indian shooter Avneet Sidhu criticised Moose Wala for promoting gun culture. On the next day, case was registered on him for the song.

GLORIFICATION OF KHALISTANI MOVEMENT
In December 2020, Moose Wala released the single "Panjab: My Motherland", in which he glorified Khalistani separatist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. The song also includes visuals from a speech made by Khalistani supporter Bharpur Singh Balbir in the late 1980s.

"SCAPEGOAT" AND REOPENING OF 2020 ARMS ACT CASE
On 11 April 2022 Sidhu released a new song titled "Scapegoat" in which he laments his failure in the recent state assembly elections.Aam Aadmi Party alleged that the popular singer called the voters of Punjab "gaddar" (traitors) in the song for making AAP win.

He had fought on the Congress ticket from Mansa assembly seat in the recent assembly election and was defeated by AAP's Vijay Singla. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known as Sidhu Moosewala, was among the 424 people whose security was withdrawn by the Punjab Police on Saturday.
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