Assassination of Sidhu Moose Wala
2022 CE.
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Punjabi musician Sidhu Moose Wala was assassinated by unidentified assailants in his car on 29 May 2022 in Jawaharke village of Mansa. Moose Wala was 28. According to police, Lawrence Bishnoi's gang claimed responsibility for the murder in an unverified Facebook post, but Bishnoi denied making the claim. Nevertheless, Bishnoi was being held by the Punjab Police as of June 2022 who considered him the "mastermind" of the murder. Moose Wala was one of 424 people whose police security was reduced or entirely removed the day before his murder in preparation for the anniversary of Operation Blue Star, leaving him with two commandos instead of four. At the time of the incident, Moose Wala was travelling in his private car accompanied by two others instead of his bullet-proof vehicle with the commandos. According to his friends, Moose Wala did not take his security along with him, as his Thar SUV could not accommodate five people.
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