Twogangsters allegedly involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala have been killed in an encounter with Punjab police near Amritsar in Punjab. Three policemen are also reportedly injured in the encounter. The encounter went for five hours.
It is said that police were involved in the encounter with five suspected gangsters who were allegedly involved in Sidhu Moose Wala’s killing. One journalist is reported injured in the encounter.
Police cordoned off the area as the shootout broke out. Two of the deceased gangsters are identified as Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu Kussa.
The shootout reportedly began when the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of Punjab Police was looking for two gangsters named Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu Kussa. The encounter took place in Bhakna village, which is around 20 km from Amritsar.
AGTF ADGP Promod Ban has confirmed that the encounter concluded successfully as both Manpreet Mannu and Jagroop Roopa, who killed Moose Wala were neutralized in a heavy exchange of fire.
The report suggests that it was Kussa who fired the first shots at singer Sidhu Moose Wala when he was killed in Mansa district of Punjab on May 29.
Kussa and Jagroop are reportedly among the suspected shooters who were absconding in the case.
Several suspects have been arrested by Delhi, Punjab and Mumbai Police in connection with the murder of the singer. Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder conspiracy was allegedly hatched by Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar in coordination with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
Earlier, Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar claimed responsibility for the murder in a Facebook post. He claimed no action was taken against Sidhu Moose Wala after his name cropped up in the killing of singer and youth Akali leader Vikramjit Singh Middukhera alias Vicky Middukhera.
It is alleged that Moose Wala’s murder was the revenge for Middukhera’s murder in 2021 in Mohali.
