Santosh Jadhav, suspect in Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala's killing has told police he was in Gujarat and not in Punjab on the day the latter was gunned down, a senior official said. Moose Wala was shot dead in Mansa district on May 29.

When queried on this information, Pune Rural Superintendent of Police Abhinav Deshmukh said Jadhav's "version" of being in Gujarat and not in Punjab at the time of the killing was being verified. Jadhav, in his statement, has said he was in a hotel near Mundra Port in Gujarat on May 29.