NIA grills 2 more Punjabi singers in Sidhu Moosewala murder case
Darpan News Desk IANS, 03 Nov, 2022 10:36 AM
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Sources in the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Thursday that it recently questioned two Punjabi singers in connection with the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in May this year.
The NIA questioned Dalpreet Dhillo and Mankirat Aulak for hours at it's Delhi headquarters.
"Dhillo had alleged connection with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi after the Bambiha Gang had threatened Moosewala," the sources said.
Both the singers were asked questions realted to Bambiha Gang and Lawrence Bishnoi. They were also asked about a few of their peojects. The sources said the two singers joined the investigation on seperate days.
The NIA had recently questioned pop singer Afsana Khan in connection with the case.
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang allegedly killed Moosewala to avenge the death of Vicky Middukhera. But before Moosewala was gunned down, a number of persons in the Punjabi pop industry were threatened, while a few were also attacked.
The sources said the NIA is trying to explore the tiffs between gangsters and the Punjabi pop industry.
The police have so far arrested over a dozen gangsters in connection with the murder of Moosewala. According to the sources, few more persons involved with the Punjabi pop industry are likely to be summoned for questioning in the coming days.
The Income Tax Department on Wednesday said it recently carried out search and seizure operations on several groups engaged in healthcare services by running hospitals. A total of 44 premises were covered during the search action in Delhi-NCR.
According to the ED sleuths, five parking slots were reserved for Arpita Mukherjee at the Diamond City complex. And as per records five high-end vehicles, which include two Mercedes Benz vehicles, one Honda City, one Honda CR-V and Audi A4, were parked there till July 22 evening when the Central agency sleuths started raiding her flat in this housing complex.
A spokesperson for the Vigilance Bureau said during the investigation of a complaint, it was found that accused Bikrmajit Singh has misappropriated the money by misusing account IDs, passwords and details of other employees and bank managers during his posting in the bank from 2011 to 2016.
Sidhu's mother Charn Kaur also got his face inked besides 'Shubh Sarwan Putt'. Moosewala, whose real name was Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, 28, was shot dead while driving his vehicle in Mansa district on May 29, a day after his security cover was withdrawn.
The IAF deeply regrets the loss of lives and stands firmly with the bereaved families, it said, adding that a court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident. The aircraft had took off from Uttarlai airbase and crashed near Bhimda village.
The videos of LPG cylinders, cars and other vehicles floating on streets amid gushing water are going viral on social media. Officials said that rain started to pour the city on Monday evening which continued till Wednesday leaving residents stranded as streets were water clogged bringing traffic to a standstill.
