Artistes
from
the
film
and
music
industries
on
Sunday
expressed
shock
over
popular
Punjabi
singer
Sidhu
Moosewala's
untimely
demise
after
he
was
shot
dead
by
unidentified
assailants
in
Punjab's
Mansa
district.
The
27-year-old
singer
was
attacked
a
day
after
the
Punjab
government
withdrew
his
security
cover.
Deputy
Superintendent
of
Police
(Mansa)
Gobinder
Singh
told
PTI
that
several
bullets
hit
Moosewala,
who
was
in
his
jeep
at
village
Jawahar
Ke
when
he
was
attacked.
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Mansa
civil
surgeon
Dr
Ranjeet
Rai
told
reporters
that
Moosewala
was
brought
dead
at
the
civil
hospital.
Comedian
Kapil
Sharma
took
to
Twitter
and
remembered
him
as
a
"great
artist,
a
wonderful
human".
"Satnam
shri
waheguru.
Very
shocking
and
very
sad,
a
great
artist
and
a
wonderful
human
being,
may
god
give
the
strengths
to
his
family,"
the
comedian
wrote.
Musician
Vishal
Dadlani
called
Moosewala
an
"authentic
modern
artist"
and
said
his
courage
and
legacy
will
never
be
forgotten.
"I
only
knew
#SidhuMoosewala
through
his
music,
yet
the
news
of
his
demise
has
cut
deep.
India
has
very
few
authentic
modern
artists.
He
was
right
on
top
of
that
list.
I'm
without
words.
He's
a
legend,
his
voice,
his
courage
&
his
words
will
never
be
forgotten.
What
a
sad
day!"
Shubhdeep
Singh
Sidhu,
known
as
Sidhu
Moosewala,
was
among
424
people
whose
security
was
withdrawn
by
the
Punjab
Police
on
Saturday.
He
had
fought
on
the
Congress
ticket
from
Mansa
assembly
seat
in
the
recent
assembly
election
and
was
defeated
by
AAP's
Dr
Vijay
Singla.
"Terrible
news
coming
in
from
Punjab..
this
is
not
right
RIP
#sidhumoosewala
you
legend!
Angry
and
sad!"
actor
Karan
Kundra
tweeted.
Actor
Himanshi
Khurana
wrote
she
was
"speechless".
"RIP
brother,"
she
tweeted.
Actor
Gautam
Rode
said
he
was
"at
a
loss
for
words"
while
actor
Zareen
Khan
dubbed
his
passing
away
as
"absolutely
devastating
and
shocking".
Musician
Armaan
Malik
also
took
to
Twitter
and
said
he
"shocked
and
devastated"
"Terrible
news.
Extremely
shocked
to
hear
about
#SidhuMoosewala
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace,"
singer
Harshdeep
Kaur
tweeted.
Popular
TV
host
Rannvijay
Singha
called
it
a
"shocking
news"
and
wrote
he
could
not
believe
Moosewala
was
no
more.
Leaders
of
the
Congress
and
other
political
leaders
also
expressed
their
shock
and
anger
over
the
killing
of
Moosewala
and
attacked
the
AAP
government
for
withdrawing
his
security
cover.