The National Investigative Agency (NIA) officials probing the daylight murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala. They have found that the firearms used in the killing were provided by a Pakistani national residing in Dubai.
The individual has identified as Hamid.
Anonymous sources within the NIA have quoted in media reports stating that this is the first time a direct involvement of a Pakistani citizen has been uncovered in this particular murder case.
Reportedly, NIA officials have stated that prior to Moosewala’s murder, Hamid had met Shahbaz Ansari. A well-known arms supplier linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang based in Bulandshahr.
Ansari and his deceased father Qurban Ansari, served as the primary source of weapons for the Bishnoi gang.
It has come to light that the same weapons used in Moosewala’s murder procured through the same network.
Additionally, NIA has reportedly established in its probe that Ansari had made multiple trips to Dubai. And during his visits, he established contact with Faizi Khan, a Pakistani national employed as a hawala operator in Dubai.
It was Faizi Khan who introduced Ansari to Hamid.
Subsequently, Ansari and Hamid engaged in discussions regarding the smuggling, trading, and supply of firearms and ammunition to India.