India police investigate murder of Punjabi rapper

Indian police are investigating the murder of a popular Punjabi rapper, who blended hip-hop, rap and folk music, a day after he was fatally shot. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known around the world by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was killed Sunday evening while driving his car.

Moose Wala, 28, was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead. The initial investigation has revealed the killing to be an inter-gang rivalry. Moose Wala started off as a songwriter before a hit song in 2017 catapulted his singing career, making him well known among the Indian and Punjabi diaspora in countries like the United Kingdom and Canada. The rapper joined India's Congress Party last year and unsuccessfully ran in the state's assembly elections.