Sippy Sidhu (1980–2015) was an Indian national level rifle shooter and a corporate lawyer. Sippy Sidhu was shot dead in a park in Sector 27, Chandigarh on 20 September 2015. His alleged girlfriend Kalyani Singh is accused of being involved in the murder case.
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Sukhmanpreet Singh Sidhu was born on Thursday, 18 December 1980 (age 35 years at the time of death) in Patiala, Punjab. His zodiac sign was Sagittarius. Sippy Sidhu studied at Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, Doon International School, Mohali, Punjab, St. Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Bathinda, Punjab and The Punjab Public School Nabha, Punjab. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab.
Sippy Sidhu’s childhood picture
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: brown
Family
parents and siblings
Sippy Sidhu’s father Inderpal Singh Sidhu was the Additional Advocate General of Punjab.
Sippy Sidhu with his father
His mother Deepinder Kaur is a housewife.
Sippy Sidhu and his mother
Sippy’s younger brother Jasman Preet Singh Sidhu alias Sippy Sidhu works as a legal advisor in the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
Sippy Sidhu’s mother and brother
Sippy Sidhu with his parents and brother
other relatives
Sippy Sidhu’s grandfather’s name is SS Sidhu who was a former judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Sippy Sidhu’s childhood picture with his grandfather (left) and father (right)
relationships/affairs
Sippy Sidhu was rumored to be in a relationship with Kalyani Singh, daughter of Sabina Singh, who was appointed as the acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh in May 2022. Kalyani Singh is a lecturer in a college in Chandigarh. Sippy Sidhu’s family had close relations with Kalyani’s family and both knew each other since childhood.
Sippy Sidhu and Kalyani Singh
Address
Sippy Sidhu lived at 3B2, Mohali, Punjab.
livelihood
rifle shooter
Sippy Sidhu was a national level rifle shooter.
Sippy Sidhu practicing shooting at the shooting range
While he was studying at Punjabi University, Sippy Sidhu represented Punjab in many shooting competitions for more than 15 years and won various medals.
Sippy Sidhu with Gagan Narang
punjab police
Sippy Sidhu got posting in Punjab Police on the basis of sports quota.
Sippy Sidhu was working in Punjab Police
Advocate
Sippy Sidhu wanted to become a lawyer. To fulfill his career aspirations, he took three years off from his police job and studied law. Sippy Sidhu was the owner of ‘Sippy Sidhu Law Firm’, which has its operational office in Mohali, Punjab.
A picture of Sippy Sidhu working in his office
Death – Murder of Sippy Sidhu
On September 20, 2015, Sippy Sidhu was shot dead in a park in Sector 27, Chandigarh. His alleged girlfriend Kalyani Singh is accused of being involved in the murder case. According to reports, investigation revealed that Kalyani Singh was accompanied by an unknown assailant at the time of Sippy’s murder. On 21 September 2015, a local resident saw his body in the park and informed the police. Kalyani Singh was arrested on June 15, 2022 for her involvement in the murder of Sippy Sidhu. His last rites were performed at the crematorium in Sector 25 West, Chandigarh. During the police investigation, Sippy’s mother accused a girl named Kalyani Singh of murdering her son. Sippy’s mother mentioned that the police were hesitant to interrogate Kalyani because she is the daughter of Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh Sabina Singh and even misused her power to protect her daughter from a murder case. Also did. In an interview, Sippy Sidhu’s mother said,
I cannot forget him even for a moment and will fight for justice as long as I am alive. The day he was murdered, Sippy had told me that Kalyani wanted to meet him. Since the murder, we have been saying that she is involved in the murder of my son because we had rejected her marriage proposal. He killed him.”
Sippy’s brother Jasman Preet accused Kalyani Singh and her family of creating false evidence. In an interview he said,
We will press for justice by impeaching Sabina, because her daughter is the prime suspect in a murder case, so how can justice be expected from her. We will meet the Union Law Minister and demand action against him for saving his daughter and creating false evidence. Kalyani’s family supported her plea that she was at a birthday party at the time of the murder, despite evidence that she was present in the park.”
Facts/General Knowledge
- Sippy Sidhu has participated in many shooting competitions with famous Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra. Sippy won the gold medal in shooting at the Punjab National Games in 2001.
Sippy Sidhu in National Games
- Sippy Sidhu had a keen interest in sports since childhood. He actively participated in football and cricket matches during his school and college days.
- Sippy Sidhu was appointed as the Joint Secretary of the Paralympic Committee of India. Sippy Sidhu organized various programs to encourage youth to participate in sports.
- He was also called by the name Sukhmanpreet Singh Talwandi.
- Sippy Sidhu’s brother Jasman Preet Singh Sidhu in an interview revealed his family ties with Kalyani’s family and said,
My late grandfather, Justice SS Sidhu, was a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and my late father, IPS Sidhu, was Additional Advocate General, Punjab. We had close relations with Kalyani’s family and she had known Sippy since childhood. But because of his relations with others we rejected his marriage proposal. We had clearly told this to his family, but never thought that it would result in Sippy’s murder.”
- According to reports, at the time of the murder, a Maruti Zen car was seen at the spot with the last four digits being “1183”.
- In 2015, friends and family members of Sippy Sidhu organized a candle march to demand justice for him.
A justice march for Sippy Sidhu
- According to the investigation report, Kalyani contacted Sippy Sidhu through the mobile phone of another person on September 18, 2015 and forced him to meet her at a park in Sector 27, Chandigarh.
- On 22 January 2016, a CBI investigation into the Siddu Sippy murder case was recommended by the Chandigarh administration. Later this case was taken over by CBI. In September 2016, the CBI announced a monetary reward of Rs 5 lakh for providing any credible and relevant information in the murder case. In December 2016, the reward was increased to Rs 10 lakh.
Poster of reward for the murderer of Sippy Sidhu
- On June 15, 2022, Kalyani Singh was arrested by the CBI from his house in Sector 42, Chandigarh in a murder case. According to the CBI report, Kalyani Singh was found to be misleading and deceptive in Sippy’s murder case. In an interview, CBI revealed Kalyani’s motive behind the murder and said,
She wanted to marry him but Sippy’s family rejected her proposal. Sippy had leaked her objectionable pictures to her parents and friends, causing embarrassment to Kalyani and her family. Some lapses have been found on the part of the then SHO of Sector 26 police station, Inspector Poonam Dilawari and the then Gurikbal Singh Sidhu. ASP, in destroying the evidence.”
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