Murdered Indian singer Sidhu
Moose Wala was hit by 24 bullets, health officials with access to his autopsy
report have told BBC Punjabi.
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moose Wala, was
shot by unidentified people while travelling on Sunday evening. He was 28. Thousands
of fans gathered outside his village home to pay their respects. He was
cremated on Tuesday. Six people have been detained in connection with the
murder. The attack took place a day after his security was trimmed by the state
government and the murder has led to a political storm, sparking massive
outrage from fans and opposition leaders. Punjab's Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann
has ordered an inquiry - led by a high court judge - into the incident. Video
footage of his car showed it was sprayed with bullets, with a number of them
piercing the windscreen and the bonnet. A preliminary post-mortem, done by a
team of five doctors, found bullet marks on Moose Wala's chest, feet and
abdomen, sources in Punjab state's health department told BBC Punjabi. A senior
health official said a medical team would do a detailed examination of the
injury marks. On Tuesday, thousands of people gathered outside the slain
rapper's home in his village - Moosa - in Mansa district to attend his
cremation. A large number of police were deployed to ensure the ceremony
remained peaceful. A preliminary post-mortem, done by a team of five doctors,
found bullet marks on Moose Wala's chest, feet and abdomen, sources in Punjab
state's health department told BBC Punjabi. A senior health official said a
medical team would do a detailed examination of the injury marks. On Tuesday,
thousands of people gathered outside the slain rapper's home in his village -
Moosa - in Mansa district to attend his cremation. A large number of police
were deployed to ensure the ceremony remained peaceful. On Sunday, state police
chief VK Bhawra said a Canada-based gangster had said they were behind the
attack. But Moose Wala's family demanded an apology from Mr Bhawra for linking
the death to gang rivalry without a proper investigation. On Monday, Mr Bhawra
clarified in a statement that he hadn't said that Moose Wala was a
"gangster or affiliated with gangsters".
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