Sidhu Moose Wala murder case: Chief shooter, 2 others sent to 6-day police remand

The Mansa Court today, September 11, has sent Deepak Mundi and his two associates to six-day police remand. Mundi is the main shooter in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case.  The accused persons were arrested by the Nepal Police near the West Bengal-Nepal border yesterday.

As per DGP Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav, Deepak was provided logistics support by the remaining two persons, Kapil Pandit and Rajinder, who were arrested along with him.

Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by assailants in Jawaharke village of Punjab's Mansa district on May 29. The incident took place a day after his security was withdrawn by the Punjab police among 424 others.

Earlier this month, India confirmed that two suspects, one from Kenya and one from Azerbaijan, have been arrested in connection with the murder of Punjabi singer, Sidhu Moose Wala and the country is in close touch with the local authorities.

Police in Mansa district of Punjab have filed a charge sheet against 34 people in the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case, of which eight are yet to be arrested, an official had earlier said.

Punjab police, earlier, claimed in their filed petition that Lawrence Bishnoi is a key conspirator of singer Sidhu Moose Wala. Punjab Police further submitted that during the investigation of the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case, the confessional statements of the arrested accused were recorded wherein it was clearly pointed out that Lawrence Bishnoi had tasked the co-accused to carry out the planned killing of Sidhu Moose Wala.