Punjab Police has sought issuance of a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, who has claimed responsibility for the murder of singer Sidhu Moose WalaANI reported. Goldy Brar is a close aide of gang leader Lawrence Bishnoi, who is presently lodged in Tihar Jail.
Brar, whose real name is Satenderjeet Singh, belongs to Muktsar and is believed to be hiding in Canada. Moose Wala, who had unsuccessfully contested the Punjab assembly polls on a Congress ticket, was shot dead last month at Jawaharke village in Punjab’s Mansa district.
A Red Corner Notice is issued by the Interpol following a request through the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the international organisation’s nodal agency in India. A Red Corner Notice is issued to seek the location and arrest of persons wanted for prosecution or to serve a sentence in a country.
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Goldy Brar faces several cases of murder and extortion in Punjab. In 2021, Brar was named as the main conspirator in the killing of Youth Congress leader Gurlal Singh Pehalwan in Faridkot.
So far, eight people have been arrested for providing logistics support, conducting recce and harbouring the shooters of Moose Wala, Punjab Police has said. Among those arrested is a man who pretended to be a fan and took a selfie with Moose Wala just before the murder.
Police also said they have identified four shooters who were involved in the crime. 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.
Others who have been arrested are Saraj 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.
(With inputs from agencies)