Sidhu Moose Wala murder: Accused conducted recce in Mumbai to target Salman Khan

Accused in Sidhu Moose Wala murder case had conducted a recce in Mumbai to target Bollywood actor Salman Khan on the instructions of Lawrence Bishnoi said Gaurav Yadav Punjab Director General of Police DGP on Sunday according to the ANIIn June this year a threat letter was sent to him and his father Salim Khan The Mumbai Police had registered an FIR in the matter and has been probing the caseThe letter that was written in Hindi read Salim Khan and his son Salman Khan would soon meet the same fate as slain singer Siddhu Moosewala police sources told the ANI on condition of anonymityKapil Pandit one of the arrested accused said during interrogation that he along with Sachin Bishnoi and Santosh Yadav had conducted a recce in Mumbai to target Salman Khan on the instructions of Lawrence Bishnoi We will also interrogate them he addedKapil Pandit one of the arrested accused said during interrogation that he along with Sachin Bishnoi amp Santosh Yadav had conducted a recce in Mumbai to target Salman Khan on the instructions of Lawrence Bishnoi We will also interrogate them Gaurav Yadav Punjab Police DGP pictwittercomPKtNoawgmPmdash ANI ANI September 11 2022DGP Yadav said that to target Salman Khan a plan was made in collaboration with Sampat Nehra which we got to know on May 30He further said a Red Corner Notice has been issued against gangster Goldy Brar through Interpol with the help of central agenciesThe DGP also said that a total of 23 accused have been arrested so far in the Sidhu Moose Wala murder caseA total number of 23 accused has been arrested so far in the case Two accused were neutralized in an encounter and so far 35 accused have been named in the matter Punjab DGP said while interacting with the press hereAlso Read Mumbai Workers of rival Sena factions clash FIRs against both sides 5 heldThe chief accused Deepak Mundi along with his two associates Kapil Pandit and Rajinder were arrested by Nepal Police on SaturdayDGP said that Rajinder Joker who was in Nepal was in touch with Goldie Brar and was preparing to flee to Dubai and from there he was palling to go to Thailand on a fake passportIt took 105 days to investigate the entire matter The states the accused were hiding are Haryana Rajasthan and West Bengal he saidHe further said that Kapil Pandit and Rajinder Joker were already nominated as accused not shooters but they were involvedThose who suspect Balkar Singh are also being investigated he addedMeanwhile the Mansa Court in Punjab on Sunday sent the main shooter of the Sidhu Moosewala murder case Deepak Mundi along and his two associates Kapil Pandit and Rajinder to sixday police remandThey were arrested near the West BengalNepal border on SaturdaySidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by assailants in Jawaharke village of Punjabs Mansa district on May 29 The incident took place a day after his security was withdrawn by the Punjab police among 424 othersEarlier this month India confirmed that two suspects one from Kenya and one from Azerbaijan have been arrested in connection with the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala and the country is in close touch with the local authoritiesPunjab police earlier claimed in their filed petition that Lawrence Bishnoi is a key conspirator of singer Sidhu Moose Wala Punjab Police further submitted that during the investigation of the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case the confessional statements of the arrested accused were recorded wherein it was clearly pointed out that Lawrence Bishnoi had tasked the coaccused to carry out the planned killing of Sidhu Moose WalaLast month Haryana Police arrested four persons associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar gang and recovered a large number of arms and ammunition from their possession in the Mahesh Nagar police station area of the district said Ambala Superintendent of PoliceAccording to the petition filed by Punjab Police in the city court that Lawrence Bishnoi is a key conspirator of singer Sidhu Moose Wala murder While a Punjab government release said that gangster Goldy Brar had claimed responsibility for Sidhu Moose Walas murder on behalf of the Lawrence Bishnoi gangwith ANI inputs