Bonus. World of Secrets: The Killing Call

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Sidhu Moose Wala explodes onto the Canadian music scene. His sound is a fusion of two worlds - hip-hop with the poetic language of rural Punjab, where he is from. After years of struggle he is making it. But with the spotlight comes a dark side. As his fame grows, so do the threats. This is the hunt for answers in a killing that won’t be forgotten. A two-year-long investigation that exposes a tangled web of fame, power and vengeance and uncovers a criminal underworld that reaches far beyond India's borders. Presented by broadcaster and DJ Bobby Friction and investigative journalist Ishleen Kaur. Season 8 of World of Secrets, The Killing Call, is a BBC Eye investigation for the BBC World Service. To hear more episodes, search for World of Secrets wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Archive audio credits: Lovepreet Waraich, Malwa TV, BritAsia TV, MPHONE Canteeni Mandeer, GK Digital, Thakur Media, Capital Extra, Famous Punjab TV, ModernSings, Dheeth.jeha, RealRohitBlogs, Mirror Now, India Today.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Ischling Kor, host of the latest season of the World of Secrets podcast.
0:05.9	We thought you'd like to hear about our two-year investigation into the killing of
0:10.5	Indian music star Sidhu Musiala, who was shot at the height of his fame.
0:16.1	We're on a quest to find out who wanted him dead and why.
0:21.1	You can listen to episode one of The Killing Call right here.
0:25.5	If you want to listen to more, search for World of Secrets wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
0:37.3	A summer storm has just swept off the planes. A summer storm has just swept off the plains.
0:41.8	Steam is rising from hot concrete walkways.
0:46.5	We're in Canada's northern most big city, Edmonton.
0:51.0	It's August 2018.
0:54.9	In the south of the city, on the edge of an industrial estate,
0:59.2	a stream of cars pulls into a parking lot of a low-slung ranch-style building.
1:05.1	It's a bar where the bouncers have a reputation to taking no nonsense.
1:13.6	People are gathering in the early evening sun. There's a buzz in the air, a chatter of expectation.
1:18.6	Inside, the dance floor is already packed,
1:23.6	a mass of bodies jostling to get closer to the stage.
1:30.1	Their phones raised at the ready.
1:38.8	On to the stage strides a young rapper.
1:42.6	He's over six feet tall, wearing a reddish pink turban,
1:47.1	combat trousers and a t-shirt covered in silhouettes of guns.
1:54.3	This is the man they've come to see. He calls himself Sindhu Musiala.
2:00.0	The fans at the front banged the stage in a frenzy.
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