Lawrence Bishnoi, booked underneath terror legal guidelines, claimed to be a nationalist throughout an interview with a information channel from jail. However his shut affiliate Goldy Brar sought validation from sympathisers of Sikh militants to get well his picture after the homicide of singer Sidhu Moosewala, by which each gangsters are accused.
Within the interview, aired days earlier than Moosewala’s first loss of life anniversary in March 2023, Bishnoi claimed to be a nationalist and acknowledged, “I’m not anti-national. I’m a nationalist. I’m towards Khalistan. I’m towards Pakistan.”
At the moment, Bishnoi was additionally concerned in a case associated to a conspiracy hatched by terror teams and prison syndicates to hold out violence in varied elements of the nation.
In the identical interview, Bishnoi managed to ship a message to a piece of the suitable wing, stating that he would take “revenge” for the alleged killing of a deer by Bollywood actor Salman Khan. A piece of social media can also be celebrating Bishnoi for “executing Khalistani targets and creating concern amongst Khalistanis”.
However Bishnoi’s associate in crime, Goldy Brar, believed to be dwelling within the US or Canada, sought validation from a very reverse group. Brar was sad with the immense love and help that Moosewala obtained after his homicide in Could 2022.
Bishnoi and Brar had claimed accountability for the homicide and each had been closely criticised on Punjabi social media for his or her actions.
This prompted Goldy Brar to add a video, months after Moosewala’s homicide, criticising the singer for becoming a member of the Congress and linking him to the Military’s Operation Blue Star within the Golden Temple in 1984.
Within the video, Brar mentioned, “Persons are saying Sidhu Moosewala had Panthic (Sikh nationalist) views. However his father, Balkaur Singh, is deceptive Punjabis. No matter views Moosewala had, his father shares the identical. Ever since Moosewala grew to become a voter, he solely voted for the Congress and no different get together. Even after the injustice confronted by many Sikhs in 1984, his father claims he by no means voted for anybody however the Congress. If individuals nonetheless need to name them a martyr household, it’s their selection, however don’t insult the martyrs by doing so.”
Goldy Brar additionally mentioned Moosewala had deliberate a present on June 5, 2022, which coincided with the loss of life anniversary of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Moosewala was murdered per week earlier than the date.
Looking for to justify the homicide, Brar acknowledged that he didn’t need to permit the present to be held.
Brar added, “Sidhu was planning a present on a day when there ought to have been kirtan (spiritual singing). Why did he select June 5? Many individuals opposed this present, and at the moment, Moosewala acknowledged on social media that his present was booked and requested, ‘Ought to I starve to loss of life?’ If Sidhu hadn’t been killed on Could 29, the group would have confronted nice humiliation on June 5. His music ‘SYL,’ which is said to the martyrs (Sikh militants), was launched after his loss of life. He didn’t sing that music as a result of, these days, voices may be altered utilizing AI. He by no means even bought a tattoo of Sant Jarnail Singh, however nonetheless, his followers claimed he had such a tattoo on his hand.”
Additional searching for to justify the homicide, Goldy Brar tried to painting Moosewala as somebody who was not respectful in direction of Sikh militants. This, nonetheless, didn’t flip the tide of trolling towards him on social media.
Homicide of Dera follower
Goldy Brar grew to become a pawn within the switch of high-profile sacrilege instances out of Punjab.
Pardeep Singh, a Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda follower and an accused within the 2015 Bargari sacrilege case, was shot lifeless by six assailants at Kotkapura in Faridkot on November 10, 2022.
Goldy Brar purportedly claimed accountability for the killing in a social media publish. It was believed that he was making an attempt to enhance his picture among the many Sikh group, which had been broken after Moosewala’s homicide.
The publish acknowledged that justice had not been served within the Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege instances, even after seven years and the change of three governments.
The publish additionally apologised for the damage to safety personnel however shamed the safety forces for offering safety to individuals accused of sacrilege “only for wage”.
Nevertheless, this didn’t assist Goldy Brar achieve the help and validation he sought. As a substitute, the accused within the sacrilege instances used Pardeep Singh’s homicide to have their instances transferred out of the state, which was seen as a setback for these searching for justice.
“The homicide of Pardeep Singh was utilized by the accused within the sacrilege instances to get the instances transferred out of Punjab to Chandigarh,” mentioned an officer concerned within the investigation of the instances.
Brar’s location stays a thriller
Goldy Brar’s location stays a thriller, particularly for the reason that Canadian authorities has accused Lawrence Bishnoi of murders in that nation. Safety companies advised that Brar was within the US proper after Moosewala’s homicide. Some reviews additionally indicated that he may very well be in Canada. As soon as, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann additionally claimed that Brar had been arrested within the US.
In September 2022, the Centre and the Punjab Authorities claimed that native authorities had detained Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother, Anmol Bishnoi, in Kenya. Nevertheless, in April 2023, a number of movies on social media confirmed Anmol dancing at a marriage within the US. It was suspected that Brar was sheltering him.
There has nonetheless been no phrase from the US or Canada about Goldy Brar.
Not too long ago, chatting with The Indian Specific, Lawrence Bishnoi’s cousin, Ramesh Bishnoi, requested, “If Goldy Brar has been concerned in prison actions in Canada, then why is the Canadian authorities not arresting him?”
