Popular Punjabi Rapper Sidhu Moose Wala Shot Dead At 28

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known as Sidhu Moose Wala.

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New Delhi (AP) -- Indian police are investigating the killing of a popular Punjabi rapper, who blended hip-hop, rap and folk music, a day after he was fatally shot, officials said Monday.

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known around the world by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was killed Sunday evening while driving his car in Mansa, a district in northern India’s Punjab state. Moose Wala, 28, was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead.