Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala shot dead in Mansa village after security withdrawn

 Security withdrawn drama of AAP regime bommerang.

Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala shot dead in Mansa village a day after being stripped of security cover. Police suspect involvement of gangsters in Sidhu Moosewala's murder. He was without security when the crime was committed.

Popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead in Mansa village on Sunday.

Essentially, it appears the security withdrawal drama and reported sharing of the list in the media by the newly installed AAP regime boomeranged.

Manjinder Singh Sirsa, BJP leader from New Delhi, has questioned the Bhagwant Mann government for alleged leak of the orders of withdrawal of security from 424 persons. 

He said that making such a list public was dangerous to those under security.  

"How did such a sensitive document of Punjab Govt become public!!

I demand strict action against those who leaked confidential list of people whose security was withdrawn by the Govt of Punjab. First, you withdrew security and then you make them vulnerable by leaking their names," he tweeted.

In another missive, Sirsa urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order an enquiry into how and who leaked the confidential list of people whose security was withdrawn by the AAP government in Punjab.

He also accused that Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann are responsible for the brutal killing of  Moosewala whose security was withdrawn on Saturday, May 28. 

The BJP said the Punjab government's act was like giving invitation to the misceants.

Addressing a press meet, BJP spokesman Sambit Patra said, "First, they withdrew the security. And the confidential list of those whose security has been taken back was made public. So this was an open invitation to the miscreants. Why did you publicize this confidential document?" 

"If your force was actually working on the ground, this incident wouldn't have happened," he said.

The Congress party has sought dismissal of new Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government and also actions against DGP and Mansa SSP.

Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal said CM Mann must honestly think if the cheaply populist decision to withdraw Moosewala's security was directly responsible for the tragedy. 

Two of his four gunmen were withdrawn following recent government order.  

Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Mansa district, a day after the state government withdrew his security cover. He was on the wheel in Mahindra Thar SUV when the assailants, believed to be 10-12, fired more than 20 rounds at point-blank range at the singer and his two friends, who got grievous injuries.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Mansa) Gobinder Singh said several bullets hit Moosewala, 27, who was in his jeep at Jawahar Ke village when he was attacked. Mansa civil surgeon Dr Ranjeet Rai told reporters that Moosewala was brought dead at the civil hospital.

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu Moose Wala, aka Sidhu Moosewala, had contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly election on a Congress ticket from Mansa constituency and had lost his debut poll to AAP’s Dr Vijay Singla. Interestingly, Dr Singla was recently sacked from the Punjab Cabinet on corruption charges.

The incident happened a day after Punjab Police ordered the withdrawal of security of more than 420 people, including former legislators, Jathedars of two Takhts, heads of deras and police officers. Two of his four gunmen were withdrawn with the new government order. Moosewala was without security when the crime happened.  

Also he was travelling in a vehicle that was not bullet proof. Normally, he used his bullet-proof Toyota Fortuner for commuting, police said.

Moosewala had joined the Congress on December 3, 2021.

Moosewala, who created a niche for himself with his unique rapping style, was known for hit tracks like 'Legend', 'Devil', 'Just listen', 'Jatt da Muqabala' and 'Hathyar', among many others. Many of his songs featured in the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 charts, says a report in 'The Tribune'.

He played the protagonist in Punjabi film 'Moosa Jatt'. His another film 'Yes I Am A Student' was a story that sheds light on the hardship of international students but inspires them to never lose hope.