Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann who has come under fire following the shocking, daylight murder of singer-turned-political leader Sidhu Moose has agreed to judicial probe into the case after Moose Wala’s father wrote to him seeking an investigation by CBI, NIA or by a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court.
A sitting judge of the high court will probe the killing. The government will also investigate the decision of curtaining Moose Wala’s security.
The chief minister is taking minute-to-minute updates on the case, a statement issued from the Chief Minister’s Office said. Bhagwant Mann is also scheduled to hold a meeting with senior police officials later today. “Prompt action should be taken to catch the culprits as soon as possible,” the statement said.
Moose Wala’s father Balkour Singh has written to Mann seeking a probe by the CBI or the NIS or by a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court. He has also sought an apology from the Punjab DGP for calling his son’s murder a “fallout of inter-gang rivalry”. An FIR has been registered against unknown persons under sections 302, 307, and 341 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act at City-1 at Mansa Police Station. Police are looking for more CCTV footage from the area where the firing took place after an unverified video of two cars trailing Moose Wala’s car.
Moose Wala was shot dead after his security was partially withdrawn by the Bhagwant Mann government. Punjab DGP on Sunday said Moose Wala had four commandos from the Punjab Police out of which two were taken back but he was having two commandos which Moose Wala didn’t take along with him today. Sidhu Moose Wala had a private bulletproof car that he didn’t take with him, the DGP said.
