Punjabi rapper and politician Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead aged 28
The Guardian report, the state’s chief police official, VK Bhawra, revealed that an initial investigation into the killing has linked it to gang rivalry.Local media are also reporting that the killing came a day after Moose Wala’s security presence was significantly reduced, as part of a wider move from the Punjabi government to remove security cover for over 400 high-profile individuals.Following the death of Moose Wala’s death, India’s Congress Party, who the rapper joined in 2021 and unsuccessfully ran in state assembly elections for, tweeted: “The murder of Shri Sidhu Moose Wala, Congress candidate from Punjab & a talented musician, has come as a terrible shock to the Congress party & the entire nation. Our deepest condolences to his family, fans & friends.