Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead

Punjabi singer and rapper Sidhu Moose Wala aged 28, who had joined the Congress before the Punjab elections, has been shot dead.

The incident took place a day after the Punjab government withdrew his security cover.

The singer had joined Congress in December last year. In the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, Sidhu Moose Wala had contested from Mansa on a Congress ticket. He was defeated by Aam Aadmi Party’s Dr Vijay Singla.

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu was popularly known by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala. The attack took place when Moose Wala and two of his friends were driving to their village Mansa in Punjab.

Sidhu Moosewala began his singing career with the duet song “G Wagon”. His track “So High” was one of his most popular during this young career. Other hit songs by Moosewala included “Issa Jatt”, “Tochan”, “Selfmade”, “Famous”, “Warning Shots”, “Legend”, “47” and “Tibeyan Da”.