New Delhi: In a major setback to jailed gangster Lawrence on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Musewala, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday (June 2) moved a petition in Punjab’s Mansa to restrain the judicial magistrate from handing him over. rejected. The investigating agency in the state has been detained
Lawrence, 35, had submitted in his petition that there was a serious threat to his life and there was a possibility that he could be “harmed” if produced or brought from custody in connection with the FIR registered by the Mansa police. or may be harmed. was abolished by adopting extra judicial means’. He had also claimed that he was being falsely implicated in the murder of singer Sidhu Musewala.
Terming Lawrence’s plea as “immature”, the High Court questioned the motive behind filing the petition and said that nothing was on record against the petitioner as of now. On May 31, Delhi Police detained Lawrence for five days, named as a suspect in the broad day murder of a Punjabi singer-cum-politician. His custody has reportedly been obtained in connection with an old case.
on 1 june Lawrence Bishnoi He withdrew his petition from the Delhi High Court seeking necessary security measures as he feared a ‘fake encounter’ by the Punjab Police. He had earlier approached a district court in Delhi, which refused to entertain his plea. He was lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with a case registered under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) and was remanded to three-day custody of the Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Tuesday after he was found with a weapon. was arrested in connection with the Act.
Initially, his counsel submitted before Justice Swaran Kanta Sharma that he wanted to withdraw the petition and file it before the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The court said, ‘The petition is dismissed and withdrawn. The petition in the Delhi High Court had sought directions to the Tihar Jail Authority and the Delhi Police to ensure that necessary security measures, including videography, are taken for his security before granting his custody to any other state police, including Punjab Police. .
Meanwhile, Director General of Punjab Police, VK Bhavra on Wednesday (June 1) reconstituted a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to expedite the investigation. Sidhu Musewala murder case, The six-member investigation team will include Inspector General of Police PAP Jaskaran Singh, Additional Inspector General of Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Gurmeet Singh Chauhan, Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Tora, SP Investigation Mansa Dharamveer Singh. , DSP Bathinda Biswajit Singh and in-charge CIA Mansa Prithvipal Singh, under the supervision of Additional DGP Pramod Ban of Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF).
In his new order, the DGP said, “The SIT will investigate on a daily basis, arrest the perpetrators of this heinous crime and on completion of the investigation, give a police report under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.” CrPCN) will be presented in a court of competent jurisdiction.”
The order further said, “The SIT may co-opt any other police officer and with the approval of the DGP may take the assistance of any expert/officer.”
The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Monday arrested five shooters of Lawrence Bishnoi-Kala Jathedi gang in New Delhi.
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According to the information, Shubhdeep Singh alias Sidhu Moosewala had left the house with his neighbor Gurvinder Singh and cousin Gurpreet Singh at around 4.30 pm on Sunday, when unknown people shot and killed him. More than two dozen bullets were fired upon Moosewala by the assailants and gunpowder was also found on his body. He was immediately taken to the hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. His cousin and a friend who were traveling with him in the jeep were also injured in the attack.
On the same day, Canada-based gangster Goldie Brar claimed responsibility for the murder of Sidhu Musewala, saying it was planned by him and the Lawrence Bishnoi group.
Goldie Brar seeks revenge on Lawrence Bishnoi for killing Delhi gangster ‘Bhai’ Sidhu Musewala
After the murder of Sidhu Musewala, many gangsters on social media have spoken of taking revenge for his murder. Neeraj Bawana, Tillu Tajpuria and other gangsters associated with them are calling themselves the ‘brother’ of the Punjabi singer and regularly sharing updates on social media where they have sought revenge for Moosewala’s murder. They are also blaming another singer Mankirat from Punjab for the murder of Moosewala.