Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, the mastermind behind the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, has been detained in California.
Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead at his village in Punjab's Mansa district on May 29.
The top gangster is in custody of the US Police in California for about a week, The Tribune has reliably learnt from different sources.
The Indian government is in full knowledge of Brar's detention in California.
Punjab Chief Minsiter Bhagwant Mann has confirmed the detention of Goldy Brar in the US. He has confirmed it while speaking to the media in Gujarat.
The government is involved in back-channel talks to assess Brar's status in the US as he may have applied for asylum.
Gurpatwant Pannu, head of the banned terror outfit Sikhs For Justice, is also in the US.