Arms case: Moose Wala fails to join probe despite court orders

PATIALA: Defying the court orders, Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh, alias Sidhu Moose Wala, has failed join Sangrur police investigation in an Arms Act case.

While granting interim bail to Moose Wala on June 30, the court directed the singer to join the investigation before the investigating officer or the SHO within seven days from date of issuing orders. As per the court’s direction, Moose Wala was to join the investigation by July 6.

On May 4, Barnala police booked Moose Wala and eight others for violating curfew after a video of him firing an official assault rifle went viral on social media. Seven cops, including a DSP, have been suspended in the matter.

On May 5, Sangrur police booked the singer, his friends and some cops after another video surfaced where he was seen firing from a private pistol at Ladda Kothi shooting range. Police stations in Barnala and Sangrur added provisions of the Arms Act in the first information reports (FIR) on May 18.

The next hearing in the case is schedule for July 15, in which the court has asked the police submit the report with regard to the joining of the investigation by Moose Wala. Superintendent of police, Punjab Bureau of Investigation, Gurmeet Singh said the singer has not reported before the investigation team as yet. “Though he missed the deadline, the singer is likely to join the investigation before hearing of the case. We will submit the report in the court accordingly,” he said. IG Patiala range Jatinder Aulakh could not be contacted.