Moosewala mastermind Goldy Brar caught in US

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said on Friday that gangster Goldy Brar, who is believed to be the mastermind in the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala, has been detained in the US and will “definitely be brought to India”.

Mann’s comment came after news reports quoted people aware of the matter as saying that Brar had illegally entered the US from Canada and was detained in California.

“The California police have detained him. They have contacted the Indian government and the Punjab Police and informed them about his detention. They have asked whether he needs to be deported,” Mann told reporters in Ahmedabad.

“We w i l l definitely bring Goldy Brar to India as per the treaty with America so that the families which have lost their sons and daughters find some solace. Brar was the main mastermind, and there are others as well whose records are with us,” he said.

A senior police officer who is part of the Moosewala killing investigations, however, said: “We don’t have anything concrete on the issue from the central agencies on the record or off it,” the top police official said, asking not to be named.

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29 this year. Brar, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, has claimed responsibility for the murder.

Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar, who is from Sri Muktsar Sahib in Punjab, travelled to Canada on a student visa in 2017. He is said to be an active member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

A red corner notice, which allows the arrest and detention of a fugitive abroad, has been issued against Brar.

Brar is also believed to be a key conspirator in the Dera Sacha Sauda follower murder incident which took place last month.

“We are discussing the issue at international level so that others are brought here. They will

be interrogated and there may be more revelations...Goldy Brar will be very soon in the custody of Punjab police,” Mann said.

Moosewala’s father welcomed the news of the detention of Brar.

In Mansa, Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh said he was yet to get any official information about the development.

“If it is so, I welcome it,” Singh said.

Singh on Thursday called upon the Union government to announce a reward of ₹2 crore