Sidhu Moose Wala's killing: 8 sharpshooters who killed singer identified; police make another arrest

Eight sharpshooters who killed singer Sidhu Moose Wala have reportedly been identified by the Police.

Reports say the sharpshooters belong to Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the Punjab Police are also conducting raids in three states in an ongoing operation to nab suspects.

The development comes after the Punjab Police arrested yet another suspect on Sunday night in in the murder case.

A week since the daylight killing of the singer which shook the nation, Devendra alias Kala was arrested from Haryana's Fatehabad. The arrest was made based on information gathered during the interrogation of two others arrested earlier.

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The police say that Kala had accommodated two whose involvement is suspected in his home some days before the incident. He is also suspected of providing the car used by the shooters.

Earlier the police had arrested Pavan and Naseeb from Bhirdana and Manpreet Singh from Uttarakhand.

Moose Wala was shot dead in Punjab's Mansa district on May 29.

In a Facebook post Canada-based Goldy Brar had claimed responsibility for the attack that left him dead.