On Friday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that infamous mobster Satinder Singh nicknamed Goldy Brar had been apprehended in California. Brar is accused of murdering Punjabi hip-hop sensation Sidhu Moosewala earlier this year in Mansa, Punjab.
“Being the Head of the State, I tell you that a big gangster sitting in Canada, Goldy Brar, has been detained in America,” Mann said, addressing a press conference.
Moosewala’s father, Balkaur Singh has expressed reportedly expressed his happiness with the news and demanded that Brar be questioned thoroughly. Balkaur Singh on Thursday (December 1) demanded that the police and Punjab government announced a reward of Rs 2 crore to anyone who could provide information on Goldy Brar.
Who is Goldy Brar?
Goldy Brar is a close friend of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. He was involved in an extortion racket being run in the state of Punjab. It is alleged that he had a hand in the murder of a Youth Congress leader Gurlal Pehalwan.
Recently, Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi have seen a turf battle between the gangs of imprisoned mobster Lawrence Bishnoi and deceased thug Davinder Bambiha. Both gangs have frequently targeted each other’s men, resulting in a series of shootouts and murders. The Bambiha gang is purportedly led by Lucky Patial, who is imprisoned in Armenia, while Goldy Brar is the active head of the Bishnoi gang, running all operations at the request of the imprisoned Bishnoi. Because he is in Canada, he can avoid Indian law enforcement and continue his illicit operations with impunity.
What is Goldy Brar’s involvement in Sidhu Moosewala’s murder?
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) V K Bhawra said Moosewala’s murder had a connection with the murder of SAD leader Vicky Middukhera. In a social media post, purportedly by Goldy Brar, it was claimed that Moosewala’s murder was a revenge killing that was carried out to avenge Middukhera’s murder. Earlier, Bambiha gang had taken responsibility for Muddukhera’s murder.
Goldy Brar’s cousin Gurlal Brar was murdered outside a disco in Chandigarh’s Industrial area in July last year. Gurlal was a close aide of Bishnoi and Goldy. To avenge this death, Goldy Brar allegedly arranged the murder of Youth Congress leader Gurlal Pahalwan in Faridkot. When law enforcement announced Brar as the prime suspect in the case, he reportedly fled to Canada to save himself. He continued running his operations from there.
The arrest of Goldy Brar’s aides
The Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) detained three Goldy Brar aides from Bathinda on May 1, 2022. It is stated that they intended to target a businessman in the area as part of their extortion scheme.
According to police, Goldy hires hit squads in India to carry out his orders, collaborating with Bishnoi, who is presently being held in Tihar Jail. Following the Moosewala probe, a phone number linked to the singer’s murder was traced at Tihar Jail.
