Punjab Police on Thursday arrested another accused in the murder of Punjabi Singer & Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala from Amritsar airport. As per the information received, Police Police arrested the accused named Jagtar Singh from Amritsar airport who was trying to flee from India to Dubai. However, Jagtar Singh was caught by Immigration officials at the Amritsar airport and later he was handed over to the Punjab Police. Jagtar Singh hails from same village as of the slain Punjabi Singer i.e. Moose Village.
For the unversed, Jagtar Singh's name was among the five accused booked by the SIT including two neighbours of Moose Wala and two old associates in the murder case, under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC. They were identified as Navjot Singh alias Jyoti Pandher, Kanwarpal Singh Grewal, Avtar Singh, Jagtar Singh, and Jeevanjot Singh. As per the SIT, Avtar and Jagtar Singh lived just 200 metres away from Sidhu Moose Wala’s residence in Moosa village. Police suspect the recce was conducted through closed-circuit television cameras installed outside their residence.
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Sidhu Moose Wala Murder
Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Mansa on May 29. He was shot dead a day after the Punjab state government reduced his security. He was taken to Mansa Civil House where the doctors pronounced him brought dead. As per the investigation, Lawrence Bishnoi was the mastermind behind Sidhu Moosewala's killing, and his close aide, Goldy Brar is also being investigated in the matter.