Mad Sandhu cremated in Amritsar after post mortem, friend claims he was set to enter Bigg Boss; Arupreet makes Instagram private after death threats
Following his murder in broad daylight, fresh details have emerged surrounding the circumstances around his death.
PTC News Desk: Influencer and makeup artist Mad Sandhu was cremated in Amritsar on Sunday after his post mortem was conducted. He was shot dead by unknown bike-borne assailants on Saturday evening. Sandhu's native village plunged into grief and atmosphere turned sombre as his last rites were being performed.
Following his murder in broad daylight, fresh details have emerged surrounding the circumstances around his death. His friend Kunwar Singh has claimed that Mad Sandhu was set to enter the popular television reality show Bigg Boss.
According to Kunwar, Mad Sandhu was scheduled to enter the Bigg Boss house as a contestant on October 29. His paperwork had reportedly been completed and all the required documents had been signed. However, he had not made the information public.
Meanwhile, another influencer, Arupreet, has reportedly received death threats following Mad Sandhu’s murder. Gangster Lucky Johal Spain, while claiming responsibility for Mad Sandhu’s killing, allegedly threatened that Arupreet would be next. Like Mad Sandhu, Arupreet also shares reels on Instagram. Following the threats, Arupreet changed his Instagram name to Arshdeep Singh and made his account private.
Mad Sandhu was shot dead on Saturday evening on Loharka Road in Amritsar. He was hit by three bullets, two of which reportedly pierced through his body. Police Commissioner Harmanbir Singh Gill said the police had received reliable information about the shooters and that they would be arrested soon.
Two gangsters have claimed responsibility for Mad Sandhu’s murder. After gangster Goldy Dhillon posted about the killing on social media, Lucky Johal Spain also claimed that he had arranged for Mad Sandhu to be killed.
Posted his last reel hours before shooting
Mad Sandhu had uploaded what appears to be his final Instagram reel at around 5 pm on Saturday, roughly an hour before the shooting.
The reel carried a Punjabi caption in which he appeared to talk about wanting to get married and referred to dealing with a “badmash” or troublesome person.
Controversy with Nihang group three months ago
Around three months before his death, Mad Sandhu had reportedly been involved in a dispute with Nihang jathedar Manpreet Singh Khalsa.
During the controversy, objections were raised over Sandhu’s social media content, clothing and some of his older videos. The Nihang side had reportedly advised him to stay away from content that, according to them, could negatively influence Punjab’s culture and young people.
Sandhu later defended himself, saying he had made changes in his life and had stopped repeating mistakes from the past. He also alleged that his old videos were being circulated again to unnecessarily reignite the controversy.