MUMBAI: MUMBAI: Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was killed as a result of inter-gang rivalry and Canada-based Goldy Brar and jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi are responsible for the killing, Punjab Director General of Police VK Bhawra said at a press conference on Sunday night.

But who are Goldy Brar and Lawrence Bishnoi, named in the gruesome killing of a popular Punjabi singer that has created shockwaves in Punjab and the country?

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Satinder Singh, alias Goldy Brar, is considered to be a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Last year, a court in Punjab's Faridkot district issued an open-ended non-bailable arrest warrant against Goldy Brar over the killing of Youth Congress leader Gurlal Singh Pehalwan. The 34-year-old died on the spot after being shot 12 times by two unidentified assailants in Faridkot.

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The alleged role of Goldy Brar came to light in a double murder case in Gurugram. On March 11, the Delhi Police Special Cell arrested two sharpshooters belonging to the Kala Jatheri, Lawrence Bishnoi and Naresh Sethi gang. Later on April 8, Punjab Police arrested Gurpreet Singh, a close aide of Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar, with two pistols and eight live cartridges from Kharar.

Earlier in 2018, Mumbai Police beefed up security for superstar Salman Khan after Haryana Police's Special Task Force found out that arrested gangster Sampat Nehra was reportedly working to kill him. A sharpshooter from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Nehra, had even carried out a recce.

Credit: Hindustan Times