The Mansa court on Wednesday ordered the Punjab Police to physically produce four shooters on December 13 for identification by one of the two prime eyewitnesses in singer-turned-politician Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case.
The court of Mansa sessions judge, HS Grewal, also ordered to produce the Mahindra Thar in which Moose Wala was travelling when he was killed and AK-47 weapon used by the shooters in the crime. The court also ordered to produce two other accused who did recce.
On May 29, 2022, six shooters shot dead Moose Wala when he along with his two friends was going in his vehicle to Jawaharke village in Mansa, 10 km from the singer’s native village Moosa. Gurwinder Singh and Gurpreet Singh were travelling with Moose Wala and also sustained bullet injuries in the incident. Gurwinder was shot in his right hand and Gurpreet suffered bullet wounds in the left arm, elbow and right thigh.
The trial court on Wednesday started the examination-in-chief of prosecution witness Gurwinder and recorded his statement. However, the remaining examination-in-chief of Gurpreet has been deferred as the court ordered the Punjab Police to physically present the shooters in court. The court has adjourned the matter to December 13 for further proceedings directing police to present case properties including, Thar and AK 47, in the court on the next hearing.
Four shooters–Priyavart Fauji, Ankit Sersa, Deepak Mundi, Kashish alias Kuldeep and three other accused, Sandeep Singh alias Kekra and Keshav, are lodged in separate jails of Punjab.
