A Accused Arrested With Fortuner Who Supplied Weapons To Shooters In Moosewala Murder Case

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Satveer, accused of providing weapons to the killers of Punjabi singer Sidhu Musewala, has been arrested by the police along with Fortuner. While his three accomplices have fled. Satveer is a resident of Talwandi Rai Dadu village in Amritsar. A country-made pistol and two cartridges were also found from him. He was trying to escape abroad along with his friends. The name of a block development officer has also surfaced in the case. His role is being probed.

Police Commissioner Dr. Kaustubh Sharma and other police officers during the press conference.

According to Police Commissioner Dr. Kaustubh Sharma in the press conference on Thursday, Satvir Singh had supplied arms to the shooters in his car. After the massacre, Amritsar resident Sandeep Kahlon alias Sona gave him a country-made pistol and cartridges and told that we have got Sidhu Musewala killed. You keep this weapon for your defense. Will give more weapons after a few days. Fatehgarh Chudiyan resident Ranjit Singh had said that we will get a passport made by spending 10 lakh rupees and will send you abroad. There you will be in no danger.

According to the commissioner, Satveer was going from Amritsar to Delhi with the intention of fleeing abroad after the murder of Musewala. On the basis of a tip-off, the police put up a naka near Jalandhar bypass. On seeing the police, Mandeep Singh alias Toofan, resident of Batala, resident of Khalsian village of Amritsar, Manpreet Singh alias Mani and another youth escaped while Satveer was caught by the police along with Fortuner (DL-4-CNE 8716). A case has been registered against him under other sections including Arms Act. In the past also, a case has been registered against Satveer in the Focal Point police station for supplying arms.

Crime Branch officer Beant Juneja explains about the Fortuner.

Satveer’s stud farm

According to the police, there is a stud farm of Satveer Singh. It has 20 horses and 23 horses. Being in this business, he became friends with Sandeep Singh Kahlon of Amritsar. There are five-six horses and mares in Sandeep’s stud farm. Police said that Sandeep Kahlon is the Block Development and Panchayat Officer. He is posted at Shri Hargovindpur, Gurdaspur. Sandeep Singh and Ranjit Singh have also been named in this case. The police is now investigating the role of Sandeep in the case.