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5. The last ride

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Sidhu鈥檚 song The Last Ride plays like a premonition. We are understanding who will benefit from his murder. And how it鈥檚 changed India forever.

Sidhu predicted he would die young and by the bullet. Sidhu鈥檚 song The Last Ride plays like a premonition. In his final days the death threats intensify and Sidhu is increasingly isolated. We find out who benefited from his murder and how it鈥檚 changed Punjab - making it a more dangerous place. Can we finally get answers to why Sidhu was killed?

Presented by broadcaster and DJ Bobby Friction and investigative journalist Ishleen Kaur.

Season 8 of World of Secrets, The Killing Call, is a 麻豆社 Eye investigation for the 麻豆社 World Service.

Archive audio credits: First India News, India Today, CBC, CPAC, Al Jazeera, WION, Republic World.

Here鈥檚 a link to the 麻豆社 Eye two-part documentary films, which we recommend you watch after listening to this podcast: https://bit.ly/thekillingcall

If you are in the UK, you can watch on iPlayer: /programmes/m002f18y

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