<p>Santosh Jadhav, one of the `suspects' in the Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala murder case, hails from Pune and is a wanted accused in a 2021 murder case in the district, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>Four cases including that of murder have been registered against Jadhav at Manchar police station in the district, a senior official said. Abhinav Deshmukh, Superintendent of Police (Pune district), said they learnt about Jadhav's alleged involvement in the Moosewala murder from media reports.</p>.<p>"We have not received any formal communication from Punjab police about Jadhav. We contacted them this morning, and their reply is awaited," he said. Jadhav is a wanted accused in four cases including those of murder and attempts to murder registered with Machar police, the SP said.</p>.<p>In one of the cases, the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) has been invoked against him.</p>.<p>"After being involved in the murder case registered at Manchar in 2021, he absconded and went to Rajasthan-Punjab side where he was active. There was also a case of attempt to murder against him in Ganganagar, Rajasthan," the senior official said.</p>.<p>On May 29, Moosewala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Mansa district, a day after the state government curtailed his security cover.</p>
<p>Santosh Jadhav, one of the `suspects' in the Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala murder case, hails from Pune and is a wanted accused in a 2021 murder case in the district, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>Four cases including that of murder have been registered against Jadhav at Manchar police station in the district, a senior official said. Abhinav Deshmukh, Superintendent of Police (Pune district), said they learnt about Jadhav's alleged involvement in the Moosewala murder from media reports.</p>.<p>"We have not received any formal communication from Punjab police about Jadhav. We contacted them this morning, and their reply is awaited," he said. Jadhav is a wanted accused in four cases including those of murder and attempts to murder registered with Machar police, the SP said.</p>.<p>In one of the cases, the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) has been invoked against him.</p>.<p>"After being involved in the murder case registered at Manchar in 2021, he absconded and went to Rajasthan-Punjab side where he was active. There was also a case of attempt to murder against him in Ganganagar, Rajasthan," the senior official said.</p>.<p>On May 29, Moosewala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Mansa district, a day after the state government curtailed his security cover.</p>