Moosewala's father lauds detention of gangster Goldy Brar in US

Balkaur Singh said that incidents like this have been sabotaging India's reputation on a global platform but he has expressed his confidence in the government and also sought justice for Moosewala as well as the youths of India who the goons have killed.

Chandigarh: Moosewala's father Balkaur Singh on Friday expressed his gratitude to the government for successfully detaining Goldy Brar -- the mastermind behind the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. Though he said that he has not received an official statement from the police, he lauded the detainment in California, USA carried out on or before November 20.

Singh further said that every culprit involved in the murder should be nabbed and punished while also demanding a further probe into the matter to dig out the reason for the assassination. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann confirmed in Ahmedabad that Brar has been detained by the police in California and that he would "definitely be brought to India".

He will be in the custody of the Punjab Police "very soon", Mann told reporters. Singh had on Thursday called on the Union government to announce a reward of Rs 2 crore for any information leading to the arrest of Canada-based gangster Brar. He even offered to pay for the reward from his own pocket.

Balkaur Singh said that incidents like this have been sabotaging India's reputation on a global platform but he has expressed his confidence in the government and also sought justice for Moosewala as well as the youths of India who the goons have killed. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab's Mansa district on May 29. Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claimed responsibility for the singer's brutal murder.

A red corner notice, which allows the arrest and detention of a fugitive abroad, was issued against him. A native of Sri Muktsar Sahib in Punjab, Brar left for Canada on a student visa in 2017. Moosewala's murder was in retaliation to youth Akali leader Vicky Middukhera's killing that took place last year. Brar was also a key conspirator in the Dera Sacha Sauda follower murder incident last month.