NIA Conducts Raids Across 8 States at 70 Locations Linked to Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Associates

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting raids in eight states at locations that are said to be linked with gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Neeraj Bawana, and their aides. This comes as another step in dismantling the criminal network based in India and abroad. Further investigation into the case is currently underway.

NIA has raided 70 locations across Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. These locations are said to be linked to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Neeraj Bawana, and their aides. Bishnoi was placed under arrest by the NIA on November 24, 2022, for a case of a conspiracy hatched by the terrorist syndicate to create terror among the public.

Members of this criminal syndicate are based in India and abroad. They raise funds and recruit youth to carry out terrorist acts across the nation. The acts include targeted killings of prominent persons, with the intent to strike terror in the minds of the people.

The NIA shared, “We have learnt that the terrorist-gangster-drug smugglers syndicate led by Bishnoi was involved in many targeted killings and extortion from businessmen, professionals, including doctors. This had created a widespread scare and terror among the public at large. All such criminal acts were not isolated local incidents but part of a deep-rooted conspiracy amongst the terrorists, gangsters, drug smuggling cartels and networks, operating from both within and outside the country.”

Bishnoi had been carrying out terror attacks and conspiracies from prison through his network of operatives based in India and abroad. He and his brothers Sachin and Anmol Bishnoi, along with Goldy Brar, Kala Jathedi, Kala Rana, Bikram Brar, and Sampat Nehra were also involved in raising funds to carry out such terror/criminal activities.

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