CHANDIGARH: A Mansa court on Wednesday remanded custody of Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, accused in the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala till June 22.

Punjab Police on Tuesday got the transit remand of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from the Patiala House Court in Delhi by Punjab police and he was produced before the district court today.

As per the information, Lawrence Bishonoi, who has been nominated as accused and conspirator in Moosewala’s murder case, was in the custody of Delhi Police for past 14 days. The Delhi Police had brought Lawrence Bishonoi on production warrants from Tihar Jail and on completion of his police remand on Tuesday, Special Cell Delhi has produced Bishnoi in the Patiala House Courts in Delhi.

The plea of the Punjab Police was contested by the lawyers of the accused Lawrence Bishnoi on the grounds of his security in the custody of the Punjab Police, which was opposed by the Advocate General Punjab, and after hearing the contentions of both the parties the Hon’ble Court granted permission to arrest the accused and also gave a transit remand of the accused. He shall be produced in the court of CJM Mansa and shall be taken on police remand for further interrogation and investigation of the case to unravel the conspiracy and the exact motive.

Renowned Punjabi Singer Shubhdeep Singh alias Sidhu Moosewala, who left his house at around 4.30pm on May 29 along with two persons- Gurwinder Singh (neighbor) and Gurpreet Singh (cousin), was shot dead by some unidentified persons. He was driving his Mahindra Thar Vehicle.

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