Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, the main accused in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala, was declared a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, by the government on Monday. A notification released by the Ministry of Home Affairs said that Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar, a native of Sri Muktsar Sahib in Punjab, was associated with the pro-Khalistani banned terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
The ministry noted that Brar was involved in “multiple killings”, professing “radical ideology”, “smuggling arms”, and conspiring to “disrupt peace, harmony, law and order in the state of Punjab through nefarious designs including terror modules, targeted killings and other anti-national activities.”
Brar went to Canada on a student visa in 2017. He is an active member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and a wanted criminal by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
He is alleged to be the mastermind behind the killing of Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29 2022.
Goldy Brar has also been allegedly involved in threatening several businessmen and demanding ransoms in the past few months, as per officials.
The nefarious gangster has been in the spotlight for threatening Bollywood singers Honey Singh and Gippy Grewal. His associates had allegedly opened fire at the Gippy Grewal’s house in Canada, as per officials.
Lawrence Bishnoi is lodged in a jail in Gujarat. His gang had claimed to be involved in the shooting of Punjabi singer Siddhu Moosewala in May last year.
