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The Punjab Police sought a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar on 30 May, a day after Moose Wala was shot dead, and not on 19 May as claimed by the Punjab government on Wednesday, 8 June, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has revealed.
An RCN is issued to seek the arrest of a wanted person with the intention of extraditing them.
The Punjab Police had sought a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Goldy Brar, who had claimed responsibility for the murder of Moose Wala. Brar aka Satinder Singh is a close associate of Lawrence Bishnoi, who is currently lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail.
The CBI, thereafter, forwarded the proposal to the Interpol headquarters in Lyon on 2 June.
The RCN proposal is related to two cases, the First Information Reports (FIRs) for which were lodged at the Faridkot police station in November 2020 and February 2021. The red notice communication for these was sent nearly six months after a court had issued warrants against Brar, sources told news agency PTI.
Explaining further, the CBI said that the Red Notice is neither mandatory nor a pre-requisite for sending an extradition request, especially when the location of the subject is known.
The notice alerts enforcement agencies of 195 Interpol member-countries to locate and detain a fugitive wanted by a requesting member country.
Moose Wala was shot dead on 29 May in Punjab's Mansa district, a day after the Punjab government restricted his security cover.
Delhi Police Special CP (Special Cell) HS Dhaliwal said on Wednesday, 8 June, that gangster Bishnoi was the mastermind behind the killing of Moose Wala, adding that a close associate of one of the shooters had been arrested.
The police further added that five more suspects had been identified in connection with the singer's murder.
The Punjab Police, on 7 June, arrested at least eight people for aiding Moose Wala's shooters with logistical support and recce, and for harbouring them.
In two widely circulated Facebook posts, gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar took responsibility for the singer-politician's death.
"I had called him from Jaipur and told him that what he did was wrong. He told me he didn't care for anyone and he challenged me saying that he too kept his weapon loaded. So now we have avenged our brother's death. But this is just the beginning. Whoever was involved in the killing of our brother, they should be alert," the Facebook post added.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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