Sidhu Moosewala murder: Sixth shooter Deepak Mundi arrested, brought to Chandigarh
Chandigarh, September 10
In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police, in a joint operation with central agencies and Delhi Police, have arrested Deepak alias Mundi, sixth shooter in Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s murder case, along with his two associates.
The two others arrested along with Mundi are Kapil Pandit and Rajinder alias Joker.
DGP Gaurav Yadav (officiating) said Mundi along with two associates was caught from near Nepal border in West Bengal. Mundi was the shooter in Bolero module, while Kapil Pandit and Rajinder provided logistical support, including weapons and hideouts.
Deepak Mundi was brought to Chandigarh in a flight late in night.
A team of Anti-Gangster Task Force arrived at the Chandigarh International Airport in Mohali with sixth shooter Deepak Mundi, and his two accomplices Kapil Pandit and Rajinder alias Joker in the Sidhu Moosewala killing case.
They were taken to CIA Kharar office.
AIG Gurmeet Chauhan and DSP Bikramjit Singh Brar were with the arrested gangsters.
Mundi’s who was arrested 104 days after Moosewala’s killing is being brought to Mohali by air.
In a major breakthrough, @PunjabPoliceInd, in a joint operation with central agencies & #DelhiPolice, have arrested Deepak @ Mundi, absconding shooter of #SidhuMooseWala , with 2 associates.
Major victory in war against drugs & gangsters on directions of CM @BhagwantMann (1/2) pic.twitter.com/XsN9jKe3lv
— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) September 10, 2022
In a tweet DGP Gaurav Yadav (officiating) said, “In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police, in a joint operation with central agencies and Delhi Police, have arrested Deepak alias Mundi, absconding shooter of Sidhu MooseWala, with 2 associates. Deepak was the shooter in Bolero module, Kapil Pandit and Rajinder provided logistical support, including weapons and hideouts.”
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29, a day after the state police had pruned his security cover on a temporary basis.
He, along with his friend and cousin, was driving to Jawahar Ke village in Mansa when six shooters waylaid his vehicle and sprayed bullets into him.
After the killing, Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, who is a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, had claimed responsibility for the murder.
Police had identified six shooters—Priyavrat Fauji, Kashish, Ankit Sersa, Deepak Mundi, Manpreet Singh and Jagrup Singh Roopa—who were part of the two modules allegedly involved in the killing.
While the special cell of the Delhi Police had nabbed Fauji, Kashish and Sersa, the Punjab Police neutralised Roopa and Manpreet in an encounter in Amritsar.
In the 1,850-page chargesheet filed in a Mansa court last month, the Punjab Police had said Brar had coordinated with gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and some others to execute Moosewala’s killing.
According to the chargesheet, Brar had given the information on Moosewala’s security withdrawal to the shooters and had asked them to hurry up and kill him.
The Canada-based gangster had executed the murder plan to avenge the killing of Akali youth leader Vicky Middukhera, who was killed last year.
The name of Shaganpreet Singh, who was said to be Moosewala’s manager, had figured in Middukhera’s murder.
The chargesheet included Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 341 (wrongful restraint), 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon) of the Indian Penal Code and also the Arms Act. (With PTI inputs)
