New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday granted 10-day police custody of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to the Delhi Police Crime Branch in connection with an extortion case.
Earlier on May 12, the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police busted three extortion modules of the Goldy Brar-Lawrence Bishnoi gang and apprehended a total of eight people, adding that the gang was using juveniles for extortion. Six weapons were also recovered, news agency ANI reported.
Addressing a press conference, Special Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Singh Yadav said that this international crime syndicate had been operating across Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana and Rajasthan.
The syndicate had developed a refined and sophisticated modus operandi, making it difficult for law enforcement agencies to track their foreign funds. Each member had well-defined roles and responsibilities within the extortion rackets, displaying a high level of professionalism.
The syndicate's middlemen targeted wealthy individuals, such as bookies, gamblers, real estate dealers, builders, land grabbers, and jewellers, based on their financial status and paying capacity.
On Wednesday, Delhi’s Patiala House Court remanded Bishnoi to judicial custody till June 14 after a police interrogation in a case related to illegal arms supply to Bishnoi-Jathedi Gang.
Delhi police had sought four days of custody to interrogate him in an Arms Act case related to the recovery of 25 pistols from an Arms trafficker Mukund Singh who allegedly supply arms and ammunition to Lawrence Bishnoi -Kala Jathedi Gang.
On May 27, the court remanded Lawrence Bishnoi in four days’ custody of Delhi police’s special cell.
Advocate Vishal Chopra appeared for accused Lawrence Bishnoi.
Accused Lawrence Bishnoi was formally arrested in the case on May 26 in the present case.
Earlier this month, Goldy Brar, the alleged mastermind behind the cold-blooded murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was added to the list of top 25 most wanted criminals in Canada. Toronto-based English news channel, C24 reported that according to the BOLO (Be On The Lookout) programme website information Brar was listed as number 15 among wanted criminals by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).