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Singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s last rites, thousands of people paid their last respects: 10 points

May 31, 2022
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Sidhu Moose Wala: He was murdered a day after his security was cut (File)

Mansa:
A huge crowd gathered at his native village in Punjab today for the last rites of singer Sidhu Moose Wala.

Here are the top 10 updates to this big story

  1. Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was cremated at his native village Jawaharke amid heavy security deployment. Thousands of people from far and wide had gathered to pay their last respects to the popular singer.

  2. Earlier today his family took his body home from Mansa Civil Hospital, where a team of five doctors conducted his post-mortem. Sources say that according to the post-mortem examination, the singer was hit by more than two dozen bullets.

  3. Moose Wala, who contested on a Congress ticket in Punjab state this year, was shot dead on Sunday evening.

  4. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the state government, asking on what grounds it has decided to withdraw or trim the security cover of over 400 people, including Moose Wala. The singer was among those whose security was cut short by the Punjab Police on Saturday.

  5. The lack of security cover has now sparked a major political controversy, with opposition parties accusing the Bhagwant Mann government of putting VIPs in danger.

  6. Facing heavy criticism, the Punjab Chief Minister has announced the formation of a judicial commission, headed by a sitting High Court judge, to probe the murder of Moose Wala.

  7. Delhi Police has started interrogation of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi lodged in Tihar Jail. Canadian gangster Goldie Brar, who is responsible for Moose Wala’s murder, is a close associate of Bishnoi.

  8. A prime suspect, who is reportedly a member of the Bishnoi gang, was detained yesterday from Dehradun in Uttarakhand in a joint operation by the state police and their Punjab counterparts. Along with the main suspect, five other people have also been taken into custody. All these are being interrogated by the Punjab Police.

  9. Punjab Police Chief VK Bhavra has said that the murder seems to be a result of mutual enmity. Police have registered an FIR against unknown persons in connection with the murder of the singer.

  10. Forensic team is investigating the singer’s car at Mansa police station. There are several bullet holes in the front and sides of the car, indicating that the car was stopped from all sides.