Eight people have been arrested so far in connection with the murder of Punjabi singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala, police said on Tuesday. They have been held on the charges of providing logistic support, conducting recce and harbouring the shooters of the singer.
Those arrested have been identified as Sandeep Singh, alias Kekda, of Sirsa, Haryana; Manpreet Singh, alias Manna, of Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda; and Manpreet Bhau of Dhaipai, Faridkot; Mintu of Dode Kalsia village, Amritsar; Prabhdeep Sidhu, alias Pabbi, of Takhat-Mall, Haryana; Monu Dagar of Rewli village in Sonipat, Haryana; Pawan Bishnoi and Naseeb, both residents of Fatehabad, Haryana.
Moose Wala was driving his Mahindra Thar SUV when he was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Mansa district on May 29. His neighbour Gurwinder Singh and cousin Gurpreet Singh—who were also there in the vehicle—were seriously injured in the firing.
Kekda, who hails from Kalanwali village in Sirsa district, was arrested on Monday. His role in the murder case is under scanner for allegedly passing on information about Moose Wala's movement to the shooters involved in the killing.
On Sunday evening, Davinder alias Kala was nabbed from Fatehabad, taking the number of people held in the case from Haryana so far to four, the sources said. Two suspects involved in the killing had allegedly stayed with Davinder.
On June 3, two other suspects were nabbed by the Punjab Police from Fatehabad and their roles in the Moosewala's murder were being probed. Meanwhile, eight sharp shooters are learnt to have been identified by the police in connection with the case and they hail from different states, including Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra, the sources said.
Punjab Police had on May 31 made the first arrest in this case. Manpreet Singh, who was arrested from Uttarakhand, was accused of providing logistic support to the assailants
Besides, police have also rounded up some people and got several important leads in connection with the murder.
