Murder Of Sidhu Moosewala & Lawrence Bishnoi’s Petition

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Sidhu Moose Wala was shot by unidentified assailants while travelling in the Punjab’s Mansa district.
• The complaint of Moose Wala's father, Balkour Singh, resulted in the filing of a FIR. The Congress politician was "receiving extortion and threat to life calls from the Lawrence Bishnoi Gang and others," according to the FIR.
• Sidhu Moose Wala murdered by accused rival gang members Goldy Brar and Lawrence Bishnoi.
• Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi had filed a plea before Patiala House Court over apprehension of fake encounter by Punjab Police & trial against him being compromised due to production warrants issued by judicial authorities of other states.

INTRODUCTION

On the evening of 29th May (Sunday), Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known as Sidhu Moose Wala, was shot by unidentified assailants while travelling in the Punjab's Mansa district. He was 28 years old at the time. The attack also resulted in injuries of two other people who were travelling with him. The assassination sparked a political uproar in the state, with opposition figures criticising both the government and the police. On Sunday, State Police Head V.K. Bhawra said a gangster from Canada claimed responsibility for the incident.

NEWS REGARDING THE MURDER TILL NOW

• At City-1 Mansa Police Station, District Mansa, a FIR was filed against unknown persons under Sections 302, 307, and 341 of the Indian Penal Code, as well as Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, according to news agency ANI.
• Five persons were arrested by Punjab Police on Monday in connection with the murder of a Punjabi musician. According to sources, Delhi Police questioned imprisoned mobster Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with the case.
• Following the assassination of singer-turned-Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala by accused rival gang members Goldy Brar and Lawrence Bishnoi, the BJP has now referred to Kumar Vishwas' assertion before the Punjab election that Arvind Kejriwal had ties to Khalistani sympathisers.
• The complaint of Moose Wala's father, Balkour Singh, resulted in the filing of a FIR. The Congress politician was "receiving extortion and threat to life calls from the Lawrence Bishnoi Gang and others," according to the FIR.
• The place where Punjabi musician Sidhu Moose Wala was attacked and killed in Mansa was littered with bullets.
• Sidhu Moosewala's father wrote a letter to Punjab and Haryana Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, requesting an investigation by a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The involvement of the NIA and the CBI in the probe was also demanded.
• Sidhu Moosewala's supporters gathered in great numbers at his home in Moosa village, Mansa district.
• Workers from the Chandigarh Youth Congress demonstrated outside the AAP office in the VIP complex (MLA apartments) in Chandigarh's Sector 39.
• Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab chief minister, agreed to a judicial investigation into the case.
• The Delhi Police's special cell gathered evidence that the assassination plan of Punjabi singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala may have ties to the Tihar Jail in the national capital.
• Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi files plea before Patiala House Court over "apprehension of fake encounter by Punjab Police & trial against him being compromised due to production warrants issued by judicial authorities of other states." Court refused to entertain plea.
• During the post-mortem examination of Sidhu Moosewala's body, officials discovered 25 bullet wounds. Due to gunshot damage, the right elbow had been fractured.
• Manpreet Singh Bhau (27), a native of Dhapyi village in Faridkot district, was the first person arrested by the police. He is accused of supplying automobiles to the assailants that killed Moosewala. Manpreet was not among the attackers who launched indiscriminate fire on Moosewala's vehicle, killing him on the spot, according to the police.

Lawrence Bishnoi’s Petition

• The appeal claimed that there was a substantial threat to Bishnoi's life and that he could be "put to hurt or liquidated by extrajudicial means" if he was produced or released from detention in connection with the FIR filed by the Mansa police.
• The application requested that the Tihar jail authorities notify the court in advance of any production warrant issued by the Punjab or any other state police against Bishnoi, and not to hand him over to any other state police.
• He stated in his appeal that he was wrongly accused of murdering the singer, Sidhu Moosewala.
• If his production warrant is granted, the accused's attorneys will be notified, and the accused will be placed in custody with the condition that he be handcuffed and shackled, with all necessary safeguards in place during transit and while on production warrant, and that adequate arrangements be made while producing the applicant to any other court outside Delhi.
• The plea further requested that suitable directives be issued for questioning him via online/video conference or within the confines of Tihar Jail in New Delhi.
• Bishnoi had previously filed a case in the Delhi High Court seeking protection against a "false encounter" by the Punjab Police, but has since withdrawn the application.
• On Thursday, Advocate General of Punjab, Anmol Rattan Sidhu informed a bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur that Bishnoi had not been named in the FIR registered in Mansa in the Moose Wala murder case, and so the petition was premature and non-maintainable.
• The accused has no ground to file the application before the court, according to Special Judge Praveen Singh.

CONCLUSION

It is really devastating, sudden death of famous singer, Sidhu Moosewala. The State Police described the event as an inter-gang feud, claiming that the Lawrence Bishnoi group was responsible for Moosewala's death. Goldy Brar, a member of the Bishnoi gang located in Canada, claimed responsibility for the murder.