30 Rounds Of Bullet Fired On Sidhu Moose Wala, Blood & Bullet Holes On SUV: What Police Said
Nearly 30 rounds were fired at Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala and the bullets were fired from at least three different weapons, said Punjab top cop VK Bhawra in a press conference.
Nearly 30 rounds were fired at Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala on Sunday and the bullets were fired from at least three different weapons, said Punjab top cop VK Bhawra in a press conference.
According to the Director-General of Police (DGP), the singer had left his home around 4:30 pm and was shot an hour later.
The top cop also rubbished allegations that the withdrawal of his security cover opened Moose Wala up as a target for the shooting.
¡°Four Punjab police commandos were deployed with Moosewala and of them, two were withdrawn for deployment during the Operation Bluestar anniversary next month,¡± Bhawra said.
Sidhu Moose Wala did not travel in a bullet-proof car
The police added that the singer neither took the two commandos with him nor did he travel in his bulletproof car, leading to the unfortunate incident.
He added that CCTV footage from the murder site showed a white Bolero tailing Sidhu's SUV even as two other vehicles intercepted him from the front. Sidhu was shot moments afterward.
He was quickly taken to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
Police said Sidhu appeared to have sustained more than eight bullet injuries. The condition of the other two is critical.
Sidhu Moose Wala joined the Punjab Congress in December 2021 ahead of state elections, saying that he wanted to be part of the system to speak for the underprivileged.
Viral video shows the bloody attack
A video went viral on social media showing the bullet-ridden black SUV that Moose Wala and his associates were travelling in when unknown assailants opened fire.
Mr Arvind Kejriwal and Mr Bhagwant Mann, the blood of Sidhu Moose Wala are on your hands.
¡ª Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) May 29, 2022
Have some Shame & Resign!! pic.twitter.com/YziC6qyCnh
At Least 20 bullets fired on Sidhu Moose Wala's car "Thar" pic.twitter.com/sLmSkuGEOQ
¡ª Nikhil Choudhary (@NikhilCh_) May 29, 2022
The disturbing video shows a cracked windshield filled with bullet holes, and broken glass, and the singer-rapper, with blood on his clothes from his wounds, in an unconscious state.
The windows of the SUV were completely smashed and the seats were covered in blood. Several people can be seen around him, checking his pulse and trying to get him out of the vehicle to rush him to the hospital.
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