MUMBAI: Indian singer Mika Singh cited extortion as a possible cause of his fellow-musician Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder.
Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead in the Mansa district of the Punjab state in India on Sunday. He claimed of the deceased singer mentioning about getting threats.
“Four years ago he used to talk about threats from gangsters,” he said as quoted in the report.
He added: “Some gangsters might have tried to extort money from him this time.”
The singer said Sidhu Moose Wala recently came to Mumbai city and told him about roaming the city without security, adding he asked him to shift to Mumbai in the future.
Mika Singh said that the deceased musician’s melodies came with an attitude, which was contrary to his personality. He said he made music because people liked his songs.
Mika Singh said that killers should be brought to justice.
Earlier on Sunday, Popular Punjabi singer and rapper Sidhu Moose Wala, who had joined the Congress before the Punjab elections, was shot dead.
According to details, he was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jawaharke village of Mansa district.
He was traveling in a jeep when assailants opened fire. Two other people were also injured in the attack. Moosewala, and the other injured, were moved to Mansa Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
Mansa civil surgeon Dr. Ranjeet Rai told the media that Moosewala was brought dead at the civil hospital.
Media, while quoting, Mansa Deputy Superintendent of Police Gobinder Singh, reported that several bullets hit Moosewala.
the killing incident follows a day after the Punjab Police withdrew the security of 424 people, including Sidhu Moose Wala.
Moose Wala had contested the Assembly polls on a Congress ticket from Mansa. He was defeated by AAP’s Dr. Vijay Singla with a margin of 63,323 votes. Hailing from Moosa, a village in Mansa district, Moose Wala had joined the Congress amid much fanfare in November last year.
With Congress granting him a ticket from the Mansa Assembly constituency, then sitting Mansa MLA, Nazar Singh Manshahia, had revolted against the party saying that he would oppose the candidature of the controversial singer.
