Saturday, March 29, 2025
Jalandhar, August 2025 – In a sensational revelation during a Pakistani podcast, underworld figure Shahzad Bhatti claimed that the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was not solely the work of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang. According to Bhatti, several politicians and government officials were also involved, along with Bishnoi’s associates based abroad.
Bhatti alleged that Moosewala and Bishnoi initially shared a friendly relationship, with the singer reportedly sending money to support Bishnoi’s expenses. However, tensions grew when the gang’s monetary demands increased, prompting Moosewala to cut off payments. This, Bhatti claimed, turned the friendship into enmity and led to a murder conspiracy.
In the interview, Bhatti controversially asserted that Bishnoi himself does not commit crimes directly. Instead, he alleged, “all the crimes are carried out by Indian government agencies, and Lawrence simply takes responsibility.” Bhatti also claimed their own friendship broke after Bishnoi issued threats to Pakistan over the Kashmir issue.
Bhatti insisted there was no personal vendetta between Moosewala and Bishnoi. Instead, he said, Bishnoi’s overseas associates orchestrated the killing after news broke that Moosewala’s security had been reduced. According to Bhatti, some government officials were complicit, allegedly providing shooters with real-time information about the singer’s movements.
Shahzad Bhatti is a notorious Pakistani underworld operative, once considered the right-hand man of Pakistan’s crime boss Farooq Khokhar before the two fell out. His criminal network spans Europe, the UK, the U.S., and Dubai. Bhatti is deeply involved in illegal arms trafficking, sourcing weapons from China, the U.S., and Russia. Media reports allege that some of these weapons are smuggled into India via Pakistan. The Pakistani government has officially banned him.
These allegations, if substantiated, could significantly expand the scope of the investigation into Moosewala’s high-profile assassination, raising serious questions about cross-border criminal networks and political complicity.
