Live: Lawrence Bishnoi 'mastermind' in Moose Wala murder, says police

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Live news updates: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi had singer Sidhu Moose Wala killed, said the Delhi Police on Wednesday. Moose Wala, the assumed name of Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, was gunned down in Punjab on May 29.

"Lawrence Bishnoi is mastermind behind the killing,” said HGS Dhaliwal, a senior Delhi Police officer, at a press conference, referring to the gangster jailed in the national capital. 

Maharashtra records 2,701 new cases Covid-19 in the last 24 hours—the biggest spike highest in nearly four months. State capital logs Mumbai 1,765 new cases, up from 1,242 a day ago: state health department.
 

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday he will include two BJP lawmakers in his cabinet tomorrow, reshuffling his cabinet for the first after taking charge of the state May last year.