The Delhi Police special cell today claimed to have arrested two members of the Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar gang in connection with the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.
With the arrest of Ankit Sirsa and Sachin Bhiwani on Sunday night, the Delhi Police have arrested five persons in the case so far. According to officials, Ankit was one of the shooters involved in the killing of Moosewala, while Bhiwani was responsible for harbouring four shooters.
They said Bhiwani, a native of Haryana, handled operations of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in Rajasthan. He was also wanted in a case at Churu in Rajasthan. Ankit of Sersa village in Haryana is also named in two cases of attempt to murder in Rajasthan.
HGS Dhaliwal, Special CP, Delhi Police, said, “The main effort of the special cell after nabbing the mastermind and coming to know about an international criminal conspiracy was to arrest those who were on the ground, and who actually killed Sidhu.”
“Our team was on their trail in six states, including Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Last night after 11pm, Ankit Sirsa, the youngest shooter who fired with both hands, and Sachin Bhiwani, who provided crucial support, were arrested,” Dhaliwal said.
According to the officials, the police seized one 9mm pistol along with 10 live cartridges, one .30 mm pistol along with nine live cartridges, three Punjab Police uniforms and two mobile handsets along with a dongle and a SIM card.
