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 student groups protested over the alleged glorification of misogynistic culture and guns in his songs, a programme featuring Moosewala was cancelled at the Panjab University in Chandigarh.

Opposition parties reacted strongly and blamed the Bhagwant Mann-led government in Punjab for the singer’s tragic death. The singer’s party, the Congress said Mann had “blood on his hands”. The chief minister is being blamed by opposition leaders for withdrawing his security and then for posting the order of the withdrawal on social media.

The official Twitter handle of the Congress tweeted: “The murder of Shri Sidhu Moose Wala, Congress candidate from Punjab & a talented musician, has come as a terrible shock to the Congress party & the entire nation. Our deepest condolences to his family, fans & friends. We stand united & undeterred, at this time of extreme grief.”

ly saddened by the gruesome murder of Siddhu Moosewala. Nobody involved will be spared. My thoughts and prayers are

a suffered bullet injuries and was rushed to a local hospital in Mansa. Dr Ranjeet Rai, civil surgeon at the Mansa hospital,  has come as a terrible shock to the Congress party & the entire nation. Our deepest condolences to his family, fans & friends. We stand united & undeterred, at this time of extreme grief.”