2 gangsters involved in Sidhu Moosewala murder killed in 4-hour encounter near Attari border

New Delhi, July 20: Two gangsters suspected to be among the shooters in singer Sidhu Moose Wala's murder, were eliminated in an encounter with the police Cheecha Bhakna village of Amritsar district in Punjab. Gangsters Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu Kusa were killed in the encounter that last for four hours, Additional Director General of Police Pramod Ban told reporters.

The area has been cordoned off and the locals told to stay indoors. Gunshots were heard from the site where the accused were thought to be hiding. A heavy police force has been deployed at the village.

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab's Mansa district on May 29.

A CCTV footage recently surfaced showing Roopa and Kusa riding a bike at Samalsar in Moga district on June 21.

Police have identified six shooters who were part of the two modules involved in the killing. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police had earlier nabbed three shooters -- Priyavrat Fauji, Kashish and Ankit Sirsa.

Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu Kusa were part of the second module.

It is believed that Kusa had fired at Moosewala with an AK-47 rifle. Kusa and Roopa were in a Toyota Corolla car which was trailing Moosewala's vehicle at Jawahar Ke village in Mansa district on May 29.

After committing the crime, Kusa and Roopa had snatched a car which was later found abandoned in Moga district.

Police from Punjab, Delhi and Mumbai are probing the case. The murder was directed allegedly by Canada-based Satinderjit Singh, alias Goldy Brar, in coordination with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who was already in Delhi's Tihar Jail.