<p>The Punjab Police on Monday detained five men here in connection with the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala a day before, officials said.</p>.<p>They were picked up from the Shimla bypass area here and taken to Punjab for interrogation, a police official said on condition of anonymity.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/never-called-moosewala-gangster-or-affiliated-with-gangsters-says-punjab-dgp-1113752.html"><strong>Also read: Never called Moosewala gangster or affiliated with gangsters, says Punjab DGP</strong></a></p>.<p>Moosewala was shot dead on Sunday by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Mansa district, a day after his security cover was withdrawn by the state government.</p>.<p>The five persons were picked up over suspicion of having links with the case, the official said.</p>.<p>The five men were returning from Hemkund Sahib, a Himalayan Sikh shrine located in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, the official said.</p>.<p>The Punjab Police will now ascertain the role played by them in the singer's murder, the official added. </p>
<p>The Punjab Police on Monday detained five men here in connection with the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala a day before, officials said.</p>.<p>They were picked up from the Shimla bypass area here and taken to Punjab for interrogation, a police official said on condition of anonymity.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/never-called-moosewala-gangster-or-affiliated-with-gangsters-says-punjab-dgp-1113752.html"><strong>Also read: Never called Moosewala gangster or affiliated with gangsters, says Punjab DGP</strong></a></p>.<p>Moosewala was shot dead on Sunday by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Mansa district, a day after his security cover was withdrawn by the state government.</p>.<p>The five persons were picked up over suspicion of having links with the case, the official said.</p>.<p>The five men were returning from Hemkund Sahib, a Himalayan Sikh shrine located in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, the official said.</p>.<p>The Punjab Police will now ascertain the role played by them in the singer's murder, the official added. </p>