Punjabi singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead in Jahawarke village of Mansa district in Punjab, The Tribune reported. The attack took place just a day after the Punjab government withdrew security cover for 424 persons, including Moose Wala. Moose Wala, along with two others, were taken to Mansa Hospital after the attack. “Three people were brought to the hospital, out of which Sidhu Moose Wala was dead,” Ranjeet Rai, a civil surgeon at the hospital said. The party’s student union National Secretary Roshan Lal Bittu questioned the state government’s decision to withdraw Moose Wala’s security.

Source: The Nation May 29, 2022 20:32 UTC