Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi Admits Being Mastermind In Sidhu Moose Wala's Murder: Punjab Police
ADGP added that a receipt dated May 25 from a Fatehabad-based petrol pump was found in the vehicle used in Sidhu Moose Wala's murder, which led the Punjab police to unveil the trail of events.
Punjab Police claims that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has admitted his involvement in Sidhu Moose Wala's murder.
According to Punjab Police ADGP Pramod Ban, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi admitted on Thursday that he was the mastermind behind Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala's murder and had been planning it since last August.
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Ban, also the head of the Anti-Gangster Task Force, said another accused, Baldev alias Nikku, was arrested on Thursday.
"We had recently arrested Lawrence Bishnoi in the case, and his remand was extended till June 27. He has admitted that he was the mastermind (in Moosewala¡¯s killing)," Ban told reporters.
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"The plan to carry out the killing was being hatched since August last year. According to our information, recce was done thrice., In January, too, a different group of shooters had come to kill Moosewala but could not do so," the ADGP said.
ADGP added that a receipt dated May 25 from a Fatehabad-based petrol pump was found in the vehicle used in Sidhu Moose Wala's murder, which led the Punjab police to unveil the trail of events.
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"From CCTV footage obtained from the Fatehabad petrol pump, we identified the accused Priyavrat alias Fauji. We have arrested 13 people so far, and the entire conspiracy has been unraveled, "Ban said.
A court in Mansa had extended the police remand of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, brought to the state by the Punjab Police from Delhi last week for questioning in the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case.
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The Delhi Police had arrested three people, including two shooters, in the case, officials said on Monday, adding that one of them was in touch with Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar at the time of the incident.
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab¡¯s Mansa district on May 29, a day after the Punjab government pruned the security cover of the singer and 423 people temporarily.
(With inputs from PTI)
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