Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by unknown gunmen last week
On Saturday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will meet singer Sidhu Moose Wala's family in Chandigarh, a day after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann visited their home, promising to have his killers arrested soon.
Mr. Mann spent about an hour with the bereaved family at Moosa village in Mansa district, condoling the death of the 28-year-old Punjabi singer who was shot on Sunday.
The killing took place in the district a day after the new Aam Aadmi Party government pruned the security provided to the singer and about 400 other VIPs as a "temporary" move.
"Police has got vital clues regarding the murder of Sidhu Moosewala and the day is not far when we will nab the perpetrators of this heinous crime," the Chief Minister assured the family, a state government statement said.
He said people who were criticising the iconic singer on various issues are now "shamelessly shedding crocodile tears" for cheap publicity.
Mr. Mann said the people of Punjab are aware of their "dubious track record" and will not be misled.
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known as Sidhu Moose Wala, was among the 424 people whose security was withdrawn or curtailed by the Punjab Police last Saturday ahead of the "Ghallughara week", the anniversary of anniversary of 'Operation Blue Star' in 1984 to flush out militants from the Golden Temple complex.
On Thursday, The Punjab and Haryana High Court was informed that the security will be restored on June 7.
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