Sidhu Moose Wala Shot Dead After Security Protection Withdrawn

Sidhu Moose Wala, Congress leader, and Punjabi singer were shot dead today in Mansa district. Two other people were injured in the shooting. The incident took place a day after Punjab removed security from 424 people, including Mr. Moose Wala. The security cover was removed as part of the Bhagwant Mann government’s exercise to crack down on VIP culture.

The attack took place when Mr. Moose Wala and two of his friends were driving a jeep towards the village of Jawahar Ke in Punjab.

Mr. Moosewala’s van was peppered with bullets and he was found slumped in his seat and bleeding profusely. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.

The rapper had given several hit songs in recent years

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu Aka Sidhu Moose Wala, the 28-year-old was from the Moose Wala village near Mansa and had given several hit songs in recent years.

The singer had faced criticism from various sectors for promoting the culture of weapons in his songs. He had also been booked for allegedly promoting violence through his song “Sanju”.

Meanwhile, the singer was booked under the Weapons Act and the Disaster Management Act in Barnala after photos appeared on social media. He was shown firing an AK-47 rifle at a shooting range during the era od COVID-19 lockdown.

The singer had joined Congress in December of last year. In the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, Sidhu Moose Wala had contested Mansa on a Congress ticket. He was defeated by Dr. Vijay Singla of the Aam Aadmi Party.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shocked by this tragic death

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he was explicitly shocked and saddened by the news. “Deeply shocked and saddened by the assassination of up-and-coming Congressional leader and talented artist Sidhu Moosewala. My deepest condolences to his loved ones and supporters around the world,” Gandhi tweeted.

Congress leader Charan Singh Sapra said the state government and Chief Minister need to clarify on what basis Moose Wala’s security cover was removed. “The government has to respond,” he told NDTV.

Sidhu released a song titled The Last Ride on May 15. The song was, however, uploaded to Sidhu’s official YouTube channel, where it garnered close to 10 million views. Many of the singer’s fans noted that the song contained many similarities to how the rapper died. The song was reportedly a tribute to rapper Tupac Shakur (also known as 2Pac, who was shot to death in his car at the age of 25 in 1996). The cover photo for the song was the car Tupac was in that day.

Twitter full of fans’ memories of their beloved singer

Pointing this out, one Twitter user wrote: “The irony is that the last song Sidhu Moosewala released was the last trip and his cover was 2 pac assassination car, the same way Sidhu is assassinated.” Sidhu was also in his car when he was shot dead in Mansa, Punjab. “Two weeks after releasing a song called The Last Ride, Sidhu was shot to death in his car. This is life. Legend” read one tweet.

Many others also pointed out the song’s ominous lyrics. One fan tweeted: “Last week he released a song named The last ride and those were the lyrics: ‘Ho Chobbar De Chehre Utte Noor Dassda, Ni Ehda Uthuga Jawani Vich Janaaza Mithiye ‘Today he has been shot to death.’ translate to: “The glow on his face says that his funeral will take place in his youth.”

Some fans pointed out that another of Sidhu’s songs seemed to have strange connections to his death. Last year, he released a song called Track 295.

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