Sidhu Moose Wala Murder Case Accused Conducted Recce To Target Salman Khan, Says Punjab DGP

Days after Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead in broad daylight near his ancestral village in Mansa district in Punjab, actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan received a threat letter on June 5.?

The letter that was found at Mumbai's Bandra Bandstand promenade stated that both the superstar and his father would meet the same fate as slain Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala. The unsigned letter had the message “tumhara Moose Wala kar denge (you will end up like Moose Wala)', written on it.?

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Now, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav has revealed that an accused in the Moose Wala death case had conducted a recce in Mumbai to attack Salman Khan.?

“Kapil Pandit, one of the arrested accused, said during interrogation that he along with Sachin Bishnoi and Santosh Yadav had conducted a recce in Mumbai to target Salman Khan on the instructions of Lawrence Bishnoi. We will also interrogate them,” the Punjab DGP said.?

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Gaurav Yadav further stated that they came to know on May 30 that a plan was being made in collaboration with Sampat Nehra to target Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.?

A Red Corner Notice has also been issued against Goldy Brar through Interpol with the help of central agencies. So far, 23 accused have been arrested in the Moose Wala murder case.?

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"Two accused were neutralized in an encounter and so far 35 accused nominated,” the Punjab DGP told media, as per reports.?

Moreover, the DGP informed that Nepal Police arrested Deepak Mundi, the chief accused in the murder case of Sidhu Moose Wala along with his two associates Kapil Pandit and Rajinder on Saturday.?

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Gaurav Yadav revealed that Rajinder Joker was in Nepal and was preparing to flee to Dubai while he was in touch with Goldy Brar. From there Rajinder Joker was palling to leave for Thailand on a fake passport. The DGP said that it took over a hundred days to investigate the matter related to Sidhu Moose Wala's murder case.?

“It took 105 days to investigate the entire matter. The states the accused were hiding are Haryana Rajasthan and West Bengal,” DGP Gaurav Yadav said.?

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