Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead
Singer Killed Day After Security Trim; 'Preliminary Probe Points to Gang Rivalry', Says Mansa SSP According to police, Moosewala suffered bullet injuries and was rushed to a local hospital in Mansa. Dr Ranjeet Rai, civil surgeon at the Mansa hospital, said the singer was brought dead. The singer, whose original name is Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, joined the Congress in December 2021 and unsuccessfully contested the Punjab assembly elections as a candidate from his home district of Mansa. The Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab had said Moosewala’s songs promoted drugs and gun violence. The singer also has several cases registered against him for promoting weapons in his videos. During the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Moosewala got into a controversy when he was seen firing a rifle at a shooting range of the Punjab Police. He was part of the state government’s drive against Covid-19 at the time and was, thus, accompanied by police officials after a public health programme. After s...