Punjab Police bust extortion racket, two operatives of Lawrence Bishnoi gang held; 2 pistols recovered

The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, September 13

Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the vision of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police’s State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) on Tuesday busted an extortion racket— backed by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, with the arrest of its two key operatives after recovering two .32 bore pistols along with two live cartridges from their possession.

Those arrested have been identified as Tarlochan Singh alias Rahul Cheema of Sector 26 in Chandigarh and Harish alias Harry alias Baba village Bupania in district Jhajjar, Haryana.

AIG SSOC SAS Nagar Ashwani Kapur said that they have received intel-based inputs that some members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang are making threatening calls to extort businessmen and influential persons of Punjab and adjoining states, and are also planning to execute target killing in the area.

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