Shooter linked to Sidhu Moosewala murder held in Pune

Jadhav, a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, has been detained in a 2021 murder case registered at Manchar police station in Pune district

In a major breakthrough, the Maharashtra Police have arrested notorious criminal Santosh Jadhav who is wanted in connection with the sensational gunning down of Punjabi rapper and Congressman Sidhu Moosewala.

The Pune rural police have arrested Jadhav in a 2021 murder case registered in the Manchar police station in Ambagaon in Pune district.

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Jadhav and his aide Navnath Suryavanshi were arrested from Bhuj in Gujarat.

Last week, the Pune police had arrested Siddesh Kamble alias Saurabh alias Mahakal in the same case.

The trio was wanted in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old history-sheeter Onkar Bankhele alias Ranya, who was shot dead on August 1, last year.

A team of Punjab SIT investigating Sidhu Moosewala murder case would be questioning them.

Jadhav and Mahakal were linked to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is currently in the custody of Delhi Police. Moosewala was murdered at the behest of Goldy Brar alias Satwinderjit Singh who is based in Canada.