Jupinderjeet Singh
Chandigarh, December 19
Sleuths of the Income Tax on Monday raided Punjabi singer Kanwar Grewal’s house at Taj Towers, Sector 104 in Mohali.
CRPF jawans have also accompanied the IT sleuths during the raid. The IT sleuths were seen outside his flat no 102, Lyra in Taj Towers.Kanwar Grewal is being questioned presently.
Sources said the questioning was regarding the interference of gangsters in Punjabi music industry and their alleged links with some singers as well as threats issued to them. Kanwar Grewal was among the forefront Punjab singers in farm agitation. IT had earlier questioned several other Punjabi singers, including female singers.
YouTube had earlier in August taken down his song “Rihaee”, which called for release of Sikh prisoners.
The song raised the alleged issue of illegal detention of Sikh prisoners, who have completed their given sentences.
More details are awaited.
