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Cops say gangster Bishnoi masterminded Moose Wala murder, identify 5 involved in killing

Sidhu Moose Wala murder case: Delhi Police say 'Lawrence Bishnoi is the mastermind'
Lawrence Bishnoi is currently lodged in Tihar jail in connection with a MCOCA case (File photo)
NEW DELHI: Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was the mastermind behind the killing of Congress functionary and Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, Delhi Police said on Wednesday while briefing on the arrest of a key suspect in the case from Pune.
The suspect, Siddhesh Hiraman Kamble alias 'Saurabh Mahakaal', is in the custody of Pune police who were part of the operation. Mahakaal is an aide of another accused named Santosh Jadhav, who is at large.
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Bishnoi is now in the custody of Delhi Police and is learnt to have given crucial information leading to identification of key suspects in the Moose Wala murder.

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At a press conference at the Delhi Police headquarters, Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) HGS Dhaliwal said his teams have identified five men involved in the killing. "Delhi Police has been working on the organised crime and gangs. Attempts are being made to arrest the accused persons as soon as possible. The case is in Punjab but our team provided leads on five suspects... We even shared inputs with Maharashtra Police, who then arrested Mahakaal," claimed Dhaliwal.

"With the joint cooperation of Delhi and Punjab Police, we began the task of identifying the killers. We established that about five persons were mainly involved in the incident. Later, the Punjab Police identified a few more criminals," he said.

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"Maharashtra police has been given Mahakaal's custody for 14 days. He is a close associate of one of the shooters, but he is not involved in the killing," he said, adding, "actual shooters will be arrested soon". The special cell did not confirm if another key suspect has been detained by it.
Gangster Goldy Brar had claimed responsibility for the murder, allegedly in retaliation for Youth Akali leader Vicky Middukhera's killing.
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