Sidhu Moose Wala murder: Police start process to bring Lawrence Bishnoi to Punjab
The special investigation team (SIT) of Mansa police probing the murder of Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moose Wala, is preparing to bring gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is suspected to be the main conspirator of the murder, on production warrant to Punjab.
Mansa senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gaurav Toora said that the SIT has traced the route used by the assailants to carry out the attack and also the recce through CCTV footage.
“We have traced the route used by them to escape. Some important clues were found on the abandoned vehicles used in the crime. Based on the leads during the investigation, police arrested one person and brought two members of the Lawrance Bishnoi gang on production warrants. Bishnoi’s involvement is to be probed. We are sure that they have strong information regarding this module,” the SSP said.
Toora said: “Since Bishnoi is in the custody of Delhi Police at present, so as per law we cannot seek his remand right now. The SIT will make him join investigation after that and his role will be probed.”
Car used in crime spotted multiple times in CCTV footage three days before murder
On Tuesday, the special cell of Delhi Police obtained five-day custody of jailed gangster Bishnoi, who was lodged at Tihar jail in connection with an old case.
Punjab Police on Tuesday detained Manpreet Singh, alias Bhau, of Mansa district’s Dhapai village who is suspected to have provided logistic support to the killers, including arranging two vehicles involved in the murder of Moose Wala. He was sent in five-day police remand by a Mansa court.
Bhau, who was arrested from Dehradun on Monday afternoon in a joint operation of Punjab Police and their Uttarakhand counterparts, is suspected to have provided the Bolero and Toyota Corolla car to the killers.
The Toyota Corolla car, which was used in the crime, was seen multiple times in the CCTV footage three days before the murder of Moose Wala, an official said.
Gang claims murder to avenge killing of Middukhera
Mansa police also brought two gangsters, Manpreet Singh Manna and Siraj Sandhu, from the Ferozepur Central Jail and Bathinda Central Jail on production warrant after getting a few strong leads.
Manna, who is a distant relative of Bhau, killed another gangster Kulveer Singh Naruana and his accomplice Chamkaur Singh last year. While Sandhu, who is a member of the Bishnoi gang, is accused of killing a Hindu leader in Amritsar, police sources said Manna was in touch with Bishnoi from inside Ferozepur Jail.
After the murder, the gang took the responsibility and termed it an act of revenge for the killing of Youth Akali Dal leader Vicky Middukhera in Mohali in August last year.