CHANDIGARH, May 29: Famous Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was seriously injured after unidentified persons opened fire at him in Punjab’s Mansa district on Sunday, a day after the state government withdrew his security cover. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Mansa) Gobinder Singh told PTI that several bullets hit Moosewala, 27, who was in his jeep at village Jawahar Ke when he was attacked. He had fought on the Congress ticket from Mansa assembly seat in the recent assembly election and was […]
CHANDIGARH, May 29: Famous Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead today by unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Mansa district, a day after the State Government withdrew his security cover. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Mansa) Gobinder Singh said that several bullets hit Moosewala, 27, who was travelling along with his two friends in a jeep when he was attacked at village Jawahar Ke. Mansa civil surgeon Ranjeet Rai told reporters that Moosewala was brought dead at the civil hospital. He said […]
Moosewala, 27, had fought on the Congress ticket from Mansa assembly seat in the recent assembly election and was defeated by AAP's Vijay Singla. Leaders of Congress and other political parties expressed shock and anger over his killing.
Leaders of the Congress and other political leaders expressed shock and anger over the killing of Moosewala and attacked the AAP government for withdrawing his security cover.
As the Covid-19 wave has receded, thousands of devotees rushed to gurdwaras across Punjab and Haryana on Thursday to celebrate Baisakhi, one of biggest festivals that marks the foundation day of the Khalsa Panth (Sikh order) by the tenth Sikh .