Singer Sidhu Moosewala Gunned Down

Mansa: Congress leader and Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh aka Sidhu Moosewala, 28, was shot dead by the unidentified assailants at Jawaharke village in Mansa district on Sunday evening, a day after the state government halved the number of security personnel in his security detail, people aware of the matter said.

The incident took place at Jawaharke village when Moose Wala along with two others was about four kilometres from his residence in Moosa village. Police said Sidhu was in his Mahindra Thar when unidentified persons opened fire on the vehicle. More than 30 rounds were fired on the vehicle. Police said Sidhu appeared to have sustained more than eight bullet injuries and was taken to the Mansa civil hospital where he died. The condition of the other two is critical.

Chief medical officer Mansa Ranjit Rai said that Sidhu Moose Wala succumbed to his injuries. The condition of the two survivors is critical and were referred to a better-equipped hospital. 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.