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  • Salman Khan and the suspects in the Moose Wala case are connected, according to a major revelation made by the Punjab Police

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    Salman Khan and the suspects in the Moose Wala case are connected, according to a major revelation made by the Punjab Police




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    Desk: Punjab's top cop revealed on Sunday that one of the accused had conducted
    a reconnaissance in Mumbai with the intention of targeting Bollywood actor
    Salman Khan, shedding light on the connections between the Sidhu Moose Wala
    killing case and threats received to him. Days after the politician-singer
    Moose Wala was assassinated in Punjab's Mansa region in June, a threat letter
    was addressed to Salman Khan and his father, Salim Khan.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi gave the
    order to do the reconnaissance. At a press conference, Punjab director general
    of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav stated: "During the investigation, one of the
    arrested accused - Kapil Pandit - revealed that he along with Sachin Bishnoi
    and Santosh Yadav - had conducted a recce in Mumbai to target Salman Khan. We will
    also interrogate them." He emphasised that gangsters Sampat Nehra and
    Goldy Brar were also implicated in the Salman Khan conspiracy.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">"By way of Sampat Nehra and
    Goldy Brar, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang approached Kapil to carry out the murder
    of Bollywood actor Salman Khan. He admitted that he had previously conducted
    reconnaissance with the intent to assassinate Sidhu Moosewala on the orders of
    the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in retaliation for the murder of Vicky Middukhera
    "The chief cop stated.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">According to the Punjab top officer,
    23 out of a possible 35 suspects have been detained thus far in the Sidhu Moose
    Wala murder case. In an interview, he stated, "Two accused were
    neutralised in an encounter, and so far 35 accused have been nominated."
    He also shared that a Red Corner Notice had been issued by central authorities
    through Interpol against mobster Goldy Brar. Six people have either not yet
    been detained or are on the police's radar, while four of the alleged murderers
    are abroad.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">"The thugs who fled to another
    country are currently being sought after. Gangster Sachin Thapan has
    consequently been captured in Azerbaijan and will shortly be extradited to
    India "official announcement emphasised



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Punjab's chief cop said that it took
    105 days to connect the dots in the case and emphasised that the "states
    the guilty were hiding include Haryana Rajasthan and West Bengal."



    In a statement on Saturday, the Punjab Police described the
    arrest of Deepak Mundi and his two friends, Kapil Pandit and Rajinder, as
    "a huge breakthrough." They have all been placed on a six-day police
    remand.



     A day after his protection was lowered, singer-politician
    Sidhu Moose Wala was fatally murdered close to his residence in Punjab's Mansa
    region.