India, June 11 -- Popular Punjabi singer-rapper Sidhu Moosewala was gunned down in broad daylight nearly three years ago. The man accused of orchestrating the killing, Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, has now broken his silence.

In a rare interview released as part of a BBC documentary on Moosewala's birth anniversary, Brar gave a cold and unapologetic explanation for why he ordered the killing.

Brar was on a phone call with the BBC journalist when she asked why he killed Sidhu Moosewala. Was it for money or fame? He replied that Moosewala's actions had left him and his associates "no choice."

"He crossed lines he shouldn't have," Brar said. "We had no option but to kill him. He had to face the consequences of his actions. It was eith...