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Special Cell team sent to Azerbaijan to bring back Moosewala murder mastermind Sachin Bishnoi

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Published : Jul 30, 2023, 10:26 PM IST

The weapons used in the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala were smuggled from Pakistan, as per the latest revelations being made in the ongoing investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Hamid, who lives in Dubai, had played a key role in delivering these weapons from Pakistan to Punjab, India, sources said.

Special Cell team sent to Azerbaijan to bring back Moosewala murder mastermind Sachin Bishnoi
Siddhu Moosewala and murder mastermind Sachin Bishnoi

New Delhi: A team consisting of Delhi Police Special Cell and intelligence agency officials is heading to Azerbaijan to bring back Sachin Bishnoi, one of the masterminds involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Siddhu Moosewala, sources said. According to sources, one group has already left to bring back the accused, detained in the Caucasian country, to India and the Special Cell team is expected to reach Azerbaijan by midnight. Within the next two days, the deportation formalities will be completed by the security agencies.

The sources stated that upon Bishnoi's arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport, he will be placed under arrest. The murder of Moosewala took place on May 29, 2022. Less than 24 hours after the government curtailed his security, the 29-year-old singer was shot dead by gangsters near his ancestral village in Punjab's Mansa in broad daylight on Sunday. He was driving an SUV when the assailants, believed to be 10-12 in number, fired more than 20 rounds at point-blank range, resulting in grievous injuries to Moosewala and his two friends, who received seven to eight bullets.

The weapons used in the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala were smuggled from Pakistan, as per the latest revelations being made in the ongoing investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Hamid, who lives in Dubai, had played a key role in delivering these weapons from Pakistan to Punjab, India, sources said. A wide range of guns - Austrian Glock-30, Jigana pistol, German-made Heckler & Koch, Star and AK-47 - were used in singer Moosewala's murder. Hamid had sold arms to the Bishnoi gang, these sources said. Hamid, an arms supplier from Dubai, had sold arms to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Hamid also met Shehbaz Ansari, a supplier from Bulandshahr, who has often supplied arms to the Bishnoi gang. Goldie Brar's group is given weapons on behalf of Hamid. (Agencies)

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