Gangster Goldy Brar, suspected of being the driving force behind the murder of singer Sidhu Moose Wala, was apprehended by US authorities after spending some time there. He allegedly admitted to planning the murder in May, but he has been missing ever since.
How had he departed India?
In 2017, Satinderjit Singh, also known as Goldy Brar, who is said to be in his late 20s, left India for Canada on a student visa. He is also accused of being a key conspirator in the murder of a Dera Sacha Sauda supporter last month in collaboration with radical Sikh organizations. He is a native of the Muktsar district in the southern region of Punjab, which borders Haryana and Rajasthan.
Was widely spotted?
Goldy Brar was still abroad when the shooters and other participants in the murder of Moose Wala were apprehended in India, so authorities turned to other countries for assistance. Brar, a truck driver, relocated to the US recently because he was being monitored and was also on the radar of other gangs, according to sources in intelligence services. Although there are several more processes involved, his detention, which was verified by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, may be the first one to bring him to India.
From a university to a gang?
Goldy Brar, a significant member of a group led by Lawrence Bishnoi, admitted culpability for the killing in a Facebook post. In Chandigarh in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Goldy Brar and Lawrence Bishnoi became friends while they were both involved in student politics. It is claimed that Lawrence Bishnoi has been operating his gang while incarcerated for years; he was in Tihar Jail when Moose Wala was killed in May.
What he asserted?
In a Facebook post, he claimed that Brar had killed Sidhu Moose Wala in retaliation for the killing of Vicky Middukhera, a leader of the Youth Akali Dal. A former associate of Sidhu Moose Wala had previously been named in that case and was being questioned. Police initially connected the murder to inter-gang conflict, but later clarified that this did not imply the singer was affiliated with any gang.
Instantaneous dread?
According to sources, he had safehouses in Sacramento, Fresno, and Salt Lake City before being apprehended in California around ten days ago. He was concerned for his safety from other thugs as well. Two males who resembled Goldy Brar were attacked by a rival gang in July. After the issue of mistaken identity was realized, they were severely thrashed and their lives were spared.
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