Moosewala docu row: Foreign broadcaster seeks 10 days to respond to notice

A overseas nationalist broadcaster, which is reportedly screening a documentary connected Punjabi vocalist Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known arsenic Sidhu Moosewala, connected his commencement day connected June 11 successful Mumbai, done its ineligible squad has sought 10 days from the singer’s father, Balkaur Singh, to respond to the ineligible announcement served to them.

In response, Balkaur Singh’s ineligible squad has asked the broadcaster to postpone oregon suspend the premiere of the documentary, informing they volition different question ineligible remedy.

Meanwhile, Balkaur Singh has sent a reminder to the Maharashtra Police to restrain and halt the scheduled screening of the documentary.

Speaking implicit the telephone from the UK, advocator Gurvinder Singh Sandhu, counsel for Balkaur Singh, said, “The lawsuit is slated for June 11. Regarding the ineligible announcement sent by us, we person received a effect from the broadcaster’s ineligible team, seeking 10 days to reply. In absorption to this, we person asked them to postpone oregon suspend the premiere of the documentary. We are besides filing an injunction petition successful this regard.”

He added, “We person besides sent a reminder to the Maharashtra Police. The contented is precise serious, arsenic the proceedings successful Moosewala’s execution lawsuit is astatine a important stage.”

Sources said Balkaur Singh contiguous visited the courts analyzable successful Mansa, completed the formalities to record the injunction petition connected Tuesday.

In 2 abstracted ceremonial complaints addressed to the Director General of Police (DGP), Maharashtra, and the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Juhu constabulary station, Balkaur Singh has alleged that the screening of the documentary, titled “Investigative Documentary connected Sidhu Moosewala”, is reportedly being conducted by a overseas nationalist broadcaster and produced by 2 section producers.

In these complaints, Balkaur Singh has stated that the documentary contains unauthorised, delicate and unpublished material, including idiosyncratic testimonies and commentary connected an ongoing transgression case. He has argued that its screening could incite nationalist unrest, interfere with the probe into Moosewala’s execution and interruption the family’s ineligible rights, including privateness and posthumous dignity.

Sidhu Moosewala was killed astatine Jawaharke colony adjacent Mansa connected May 29, 2022.