Exclusive: Plot to murder Sidhu Moose Wala was hatched in jail
India Today
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi had been in constant touch with Canada-based Goldy Brar from Tihar jail. -- who claimed responsibility for the attack on Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala.
As the investigation into the murder of Sidhu Moose Wala is underway, it has come to the fore that the plot to murder the Punjabi singer could have been hatched in jail. According to sources, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi hatched the conspiracy to murder Moose Wala from Tihar jail and was in constant touch with Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar.
After the plan was hatched, Moose Wala, with the help of Brar, sent his younger brother Anmol Bishnoi out of India. He also helped his nephew Sachin Bishnoi escape the country with Brar's help. Anmol and Sachin were sent out of the country so that they would not be under the radar of the police following the murder of Sidhu Moose Wala.
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According to sources, in Lawrence Bishnoi's questioning by the Delhi Police, it was revealed that the plan to murder Sidhu was hatched following the murder of Vicky Middukhera. However, Sidhu got saved because of the security personnel around him. In the past, a plot was also hatched to kill him at his house.
On May 29, singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Mansa district. Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead a day after the state government curtailed his security cover. His cousin and a friend, who were travelling in a jeep with him, were also injured in the attack.
According to Lawrence Bishnoi, Sidhu was not only associated with his rival gang, but he used to challenge them with his songs.