

{"id":119282,"date":"2022-05-30T19:21:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T13:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=119282"},"modified":"2022-05-30T19:21:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T13:51:55","slug":"fact-check-is-punjab-cm-with-gangster-goldy-brar-in-this-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-is-punjab-cm-with-gangster-goldy-brar-in-this-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact-check: Is Punjab CM with &#8216;gangster&#8217; Goldy Brar in this photo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 29, popular Punjabi singer and Congress leader Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu alias <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/punjabi-singer-sidhu-moose-wala-shot-dead-leaders-fans-give-condolences-3020002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead<\/a> in Mansa district. Canada-based gangster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/singer-sidhu-moose-walas-murder-claimed-by-gangster-in-facebook-post-3021231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lawrence Bishnoi gang and wanted criminal Goldy Brar<\/a> took responsibility for the attack through an alleged Facebook post. Alt News has not verified the authenticity of the post which is currently being investigated by the Punjab police. Soon after this incident, another screenshot started being shared on social media. This screenshot is of a Facebook account named &#8216;Goldy Brar&#8217;. In this, a person is seen with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and is congratulating him on becoming the CM. It is being claimed that the person seen in the picture is gangster Goldy Brar.<\/p>\n<p>RSS mouthpiece Organizer Weekly&#8217;s Nishant Azad tweeted the picture with this claim and later took it down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-119285 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-08-27-83_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-08-27-83_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-08-27-83_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-08-27-83_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb-626x1024.jpg 626w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-08-27-83_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb-768x1257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-08-27-83_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb-939x1536.jpg 939w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zee News journalist Anubhav Shakya tweeted the viral picture by tagging Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and wrote that Goldy Brar of Canada took responsibility for the murder of Sidhu Moosewala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220529163545\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnubhavVeer\/status\/1530944093882265600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-119286 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-53-31_40deb401b9ffe8e1df2f1cc5ba480b12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-53-31_40deb401b9ffe8e1df2f1cc5ba480b12.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-53-31_40deb401b9ffe8e1df2f1cc5ba480b12-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-53-31_40deb401b9ffe8e1df2f1cc5ba480b12-606x1024.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-53-31_40deb401b9ffe8e1df2f1cc5ba480b12-768x1298.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-53-31_40deb401b9ffe8e1df2f1cc5ba480b12-909x1536.jpg 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BJP supporter @MrSinha_ tweeted the picture and made the same claim. He later raised the question of whether the removal of Sidhu&#8217;s security by the AAP government was part of a bigger conspiracy,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-119287 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-24-67_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"1022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-24-67_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb.jpg 982w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-24-67_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb-151x300.jpg 151w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-24-67_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb-514x1024.jpg 514w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-24-67_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb-768x1529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-11-09-24-67_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb-772x1536.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Congress leader Radhika Kheda also made a similar claim while posting the picture. She later took it down and tweeted an <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/5jqkn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119288 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-10-20-53-34_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-10-20-53-34_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-10-20-53-34_0b2fce7a16bf2b728d6ffa28c8d60efb-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alok Bhatt also made the same claim while sharing the picture. Later, he deleted his tweet and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/2jU5V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clarified<\/a> that the man in the image is not the same Goldy Brar.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119289 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-30-111526.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-30-111526.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-30-111526-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alt News searched the Facebook account named &#8216;Goldy Brar&#8217; and found that the picture was uploaded on March 10. However, this isn&#8217;t the account of gangster Goldy Brar. A man who shares the same name congratulated Bhagwant Mann after the victory of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Punjab assembly elections. This picture is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=4949359805160721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">still present<\/a> on his account.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-119323 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-18-20-43-58_a23b203fd3aafc6dcb84e438dda678b6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-18-20-43-58_a23b203fd3aafc6dcb84e438dda678b6.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-18-20-43-58_a23b203fd3aafc6dcb84e438dda678b6-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-18-20-43-58_a23b203fd3aafc6dcb84e438dda678b6-588x1024.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-18-20-43-58_a23b203fd3aafc6dcb84e438dda678b6-768x1338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_2022-05-30-18-20-43-58_a23b203fd3aafc6dcb84e438dda678b6-882x1536.jpg 882w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After his photograph went viral, he posted a video where he said that his name is Goldy Brar, his father&#8217;s name is Rajinder Singh, and he is a resident of Jandwala village. After the murder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/punjabi-singer-sidhu-moose-wala-shot-dead-leaders-fans-give-condolences-3020002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sidhu Moosewala<\/a>, his image was misused as he shares his name with the gangster who allegedly killed Moosewala.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100002602502404\/videos\/5121756961233693\/\" data-width=\"350\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goldy.brar.397\/videos\/5121756961233693\/\"><p>\u0a2e\u0a48\u0a02 \u0a17\u0a4b\u0a32\u0a21\u0a40 \u0a2c\u0a30\u0a3e\u0a5c \u0a2a\u0a41\u0a71\u0a24\u0a30 \u0a30\u0a1c\u0a3f\u0a70\u0a26\u0a30 \u0a38\u0a3f\u0a70\u0a18 \u0a35\u0a3e\u0a38\u0a40 \u0a2a\u0a3f\u0a70\u0a21 \u0a1c\u0a70\u0a21\u0a35\u0a3e\u0a32\u0a3c\u0a3e \u0a26\u0a3e \u0a30\u0a39\u0a3f\u0a23 \u0a35\u0a3e\u0a32\u0a3c\u0a3e \u0a39\u0a3e\u0a02\u0964 \u0a1c\u0a4b \u0a05\u0a71\u0a1c \u0a26\u0a40 \u0a38\u0a3f\u0a71\u0a27\u0a42 \u0a2e\u0a42\u0a38\u0a47\u0a35\u0a3e\u0a32\u0a3c\u0a3e \u0a26\u0a47 \u0a15\u0a24\u0a32 \u0a26\u0a40 \u0a26\u0a41\u0a16\u0a26\u0a3e\u0a08 \u0a18\u0a1f\u0a28\u0a3e&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goldy.brar.397\">Goldy Brar<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goldy.brar.397\/videos\/5121756961233693\/\">Sunday, 29 May 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alt News contacted Goldy Brar who shared with us a copy of his Aadhaar card, according to which, his full name is Manjeet Singh and his father&#8217;s name is Rajinder Singh. His address on the card is Fazilka, Punjab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-119331 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/aadhaar-goldy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/aadhaar-goldy.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/aadhaar-goldy-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/aadhaar-goldy-740x1024.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/aadhaar-goldy-768x1063.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We located a <a href=\"https:\/\/infopromotion.delhipolice.gov.in\/Press_Release_Details_iframe.aspx?cid=AA+Xuttd1vI=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> on the official website of Delhi Police carrying information related to gangster Goldy Brar. According to this, gangster Goldy Brar&#8217;s full name is Satendrajit Singh, his father&#8217;s name is Shamsher Singh, and his address is Adesh Nagar, Muktsar, Punjab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-119325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"975\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-2.jpg 975w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-2-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1-2-768x320.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Goldy Brar, who is seen with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in the viral picture, and the notorious criminal named Goldy Brar, who took responsibility for the murder of Sidhu Moosewala, are different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 29, popular Punjabi singer and Congress leader Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu alias Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead in Mansa district. Canada-based gangster Lawrence Bishnoi gang and wanted criminal Goldy Brar took responsibility for the attack through an alleged Facebook post. 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