Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi mastermind behind Sidhu Moose Wala murder: Delhi Police

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi who is currently in the Delhi Police’s custody is the mastermind in the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case, Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) H S Dhaliwal said on Wednesday.

Addressing a press conference, Dhaliwal said that the police have arrested Siddhesh Hiraman Kamle, alias Mahakal, a close associate of the main shooter in the killing of the popular singer and Congress leader.

The police said Mahakal has been arrested from Pune and added that five more suspects have been identified in connection with the murder case.

On May 29, Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Mansa district.

Pune Police has arrested Siddhesh Hiraman Kamble, alias Mahakal, in connection with the killing of popular singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moosewala in Punjab last month, an official said on Wednesday.

Kamble, against whom stringent MCOCA was invoked, was wanted by the Pune (rural) police for allegedly harbouring a murder case accused, Santosh Jadhav, also a suspect in the Moosewala murder case.

“We have arrested Kamble against whom stringent MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) was invoked for allegedly harbouring Jadhav in the 2021 murder case of one Omkar Bankhele. A case to that effect was registered with Manchar police station in Pune district,” said Abhinav Deshmukh, Superintendent of Police, (Pune rural).

When asked whether Kamble had any role in the Moosewala murder case, he said police arrested him in a case registered at Manchar police station.

“But we will be informing about his arrest to the concern investigation agencies to check his role,” he added.