How A Kabaddi Match Sparked Spat Between Sidhu Moose Wala And Lawrence Bishnoi Gang

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Brar claimed that match-fixing and gangster influence were common, and Moose Wala's presence at the rival-organised event was seen as betrayal
A local kabaddi match in Punjab sparked the first serious spat between Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala and Lawrence Bishnoi's gang, revealed gangster Goldy Brar in the new BBC documentary ' The Killing Call '.
Brar, who is currently wanted by Indian authorities, told the BBC that the 'first dispute" with Moose Wala began shortly after the singer returned to India. The trigger, he said, was a kabaddi tournament promoted by Moose Wala in a village linked to the rival Bambiha gang.
'That's a village our rivals come from. He was promoting our rivals. That's when Lawrence and others were upset with him," Brar told the British outlet. 'They threatened Sidhu and said they wouldn't spare him."
Kabaddi, a high-contact sport deeply rooted in rural Punjab, has long had ties to local gang culture. Brar claimed that match-fixing and gangster influence were common, and Moose Wala's presence at the rival-organised event was seen as betrayal. Moose Wala was shot dead in 2022 in broad daylight.
The tension escalated when Moose Wala chose to perform at the tournament, despite alleged warnings. An anonymous music associate in the documentary said a gangster named Mandeep Dhaliwal, affiliated with the Bambiha gang, had invited Moose Wala to the match.
Though the matter was briefly settled through Vicky Middukhera, an associate of Bishnoi, things took a darker turn when Middukhera was shot dead in Mohali in 2021. The Bambiha gang claimed responsibility for the murder, and Moose Wala's close aide, Shaganpreet Singh, was named in the police charge sheet for allegedly helping the attackers. Singh later fled to Australia. Moose Wala denied any involvement and was never formally linked to the killing by police.
'We wanted him to face punishment for what he'd done. He should have been booked. He should have been jailed. But nobody listened to our plea," he added.
Brar said that after losing faith in the legal system, they decided to take justice into their own hands. 'When decency falls on deaf ears, it's the gunshot that gets heard," he said.
Asked how he justified vigilante justice, Brar responded: 'Law. Justice. There's no such thing. Only the powerful can… [obtain] justice, not ordinary people like us."