Sidhu Moose Wala murder: Punjab BJP leader files plea in SC seeking transfer of case to CBI
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A BJP leader from Punjab has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking transfer of Sidhu Moose Wala's murder case to the CBI.
A petition to transfer the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday, June 4. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Punjab, Jagjit Singh Milkha, filed the plea in the top court. In his petition, he has demanded that the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case be transferred to the CBI.
The petition was filed by Supreme Court advocates Sarthak Chaturvedi, Namit Saxena and Shubham Jaiswal. The plea states that there is an atmosphere of fear in Punjab, and the apex court should take cognisance of the matter.
Further, the plea said that the fundamental rights of the people are being violated and the safety of the common man is in danger.
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In his public interest litigation, Milkha has raised questions against the Punjab government over the murder of Siddu Moose Wala. He pointed out that a day before Moose Wala's killing, the singer-politician's security was removed and then it was publicised.
The plea claimed that the murder had strings attached to an international gang, so it should be investigated by a central probe agency such as the CBI.
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