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Why was the Indian hip hop star Sidhu Moose Wala murdered?

The Punjabi rapper was shot dead in 2022.

Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala was at the peak of his fame when he was murdered in 2022. Goldy Brar, a gangster based in Canada, has said that he ordered the killing. But how did one of India’s most popular musical acts become the target of a feared gang?

Investigative journalist Ishleen Kaur has spoken to Brar about the murder and his motivations, which she explores in the ѿý Eye documentary “The Killing Call.” Ishleen tells us about Moose Wala’s musical origins and his rise to fame. She also explains what his killers stood to gain by killing him.

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