Two more people, including the one who shot popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala from a close range, have been arrested by Delhi Police’s Special Cell, officials said on Monday.
With this, the city police has so far arrested five people in connection with the case, they said. The Delhi Police arrested Ankit and Sachin Bhiwani on Sunday night. The two wanted criminals belong to Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar gang alliance, they said.
Addresing a press conference Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) H G S Dhaliwal said “Our teams conducted raids in six states, including Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Delhi. Our teams continued to work on the leads received and developed them diligently.
“On Sunday, at around 11 pm, our team apprehended Ankit who shot at Moosewala from close range. His associate Sachin Bhiwani was also arrested.”
Sidhu Moose Wala was on May 29 killed in Punjab’s Mansa district by a group of armed men who waylaid the SUV he was driving and opened fire at him, leading to his death on the spot. Gangsters Goldy Brar and Lawrence Bishnoi later took responsibility for the murder on social media.
