Sidhu Moose Wala's Father Balkaur Singh Receives Death Threats From Pakistani Numbers: Report
On Thursday, singer Sidhu Moosewala's father praised the Punjab Police a day after it gunned down two gangsters allegedly involved in his killing in an encounter.
Balkaur Singh has been receiving threats on Instagram and via WhatsApp messages from Pakistani numbers in the aftermath of the brutal killing of his son and Punjabi artist Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known as Sidhu Moose Wala.
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According to sources, one of Sidhu Moosewala's fans saw a post on the musician's Instagram account saying that the next number is his Bapu (father), so please save him.
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Balkaur Singh has also been receiving direct WhatsApp messages and threats. A TOI report claims his security has been significantly strengthened in light of the threats.
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Balkaur Singh spoke out against the criminal underworld after his son was assassinated on May 29.
Moose Wala's father reached the Amritsar civil hospital, where he was shown the bodies of slain gangsters Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu Kusa.
These criminals were killed in a nearly five-hour-long encounter at a village in Amritsar on Wednesday. Three policemen and a journalist were also injured during the operation.
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Balkaur Singh, who confirmed the threats, stated that his goal is to see his son's justice served and that he will not back down in the face of such threats.
#SidhuMooseWala father Balkaur Singh raises questions on the heavy Security of #LawrenceBishnoi & other gangsters. He says that in broad daylight they killed my son then why a massive number of security personnel were given to them during a hearing in the court.#Punjab pic.twitter.com/t37ZaRdoWm
¡ª Akashdeep Thind (@thind_akashdeep) July 17, 2022
Senior Superintendent of Police for Mansa Gaurav Toora said it was a random Instagram post on a fan's wall; we are checking the integrity. Since the incident involving the murder of Sidhu Moosewala, the security of families has been ramped up. At the residence, extra security has also been added.
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He said that the shooter, Deepak Mundi, had been the subject of several police leads and that he was expected to be apprehended soon. Out of six, he is the only one still fleeing police because three have been arrested and two killed during the encounter.
On Thursday, singer Sidhu Moosewala's father praised the Punjab Police a day after it gunned down two gangsters allegedly involved in his killing in an encounter.
Singh told reporters in Amritsar,
Sidhu MooseWala's father Balkaur Singh along with 2 perosns who were with #SidhuMoosewala when he was killed reached the civil hospital Amritsar for identification of shooters pic.twitter.com/5WVmvIiaEK
¡ª Gagandeep Singh (@Gagan4344) July 21, 2022
"Police did their action, and I appreciate their work. It is just the beginning, and it is a long fight.
He said police action against criminals should continue. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab's Mansa district on May 29.
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The police held gangster Lawrence Bishnoi as the "mastermind" behind the killing. According to the police, the singer's murder was in retaliation to youth Akali leader Vicky Middukhera's killing that took place last year.
(With PTI inputs)
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