Blast outside rapper Badshah’s bar: Punjab man with links to gangster Goldy Brar arrested

No one was injured in the blast, which occurred outside Badshah’s Seville Bar and Lounge in Chandigarh Sector 26. Hours after the incident, gangster Goldy Brar had claimed responsibility for the blast, purportedly through a social media post. The post, which demanded protection money from the singer, mentioned the name of gangster Rohit Godara.

An officer said Deepak was in Delhi to meet someone when he was arrested. Deepak has close ties with Brar, a former associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the officer added.

Sources said Deepak had conducted reconnaissance before the blast and was in touch with Brar. CCTV footage had shown a man hurling the bomb outside the bar and running away. Three days after the incident, two men – Vinay (20), and Ajit Sehrawat (21) – were arrested in Hisar over suspicion of being involved in the blast.

Brar and Bishnoi were allegedly involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in Punjab’s Mansa in May 2022. The two are said to have ended their association recently and are now operating separate extortion rackets. Brar, whose original name is Satwinder Singh, carries a reward of Rs 10 lakh for his arrest, announced by the National Investigation Agency.

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