Delhi Police arrests 3 Lawrence Bishnoi gang shooters, foil targeted killing plot

Three alleged shooters associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang have been arrested by Delhi Police, officials said on Sunday. According to sources, the suspects were planning to carry out multiple target killings.

The accused were being tracked after inputs were received about their plans, the sources said. The trio were allegedly receiving information and instructions through handlers and a network settled abroad.

They also have a criminal background, the sources said, adding that their names have surfaced in previous shooting-related cases.

Notably, the arrests come days after it was first reported that the prosecutors in the United States charged Bishnoi, who is currently lodged in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail, and his close aide Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar with ordering the assassination of India-designated Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.

The indictment came as part of a sweeping FBI-led international crackdown on three transnational organised crime networks that led to 24 arrests across North America and Europe.

The charges were announced under "Operation Hard Ball," a years-long investigation targeting criminal syndicates allegedly involved in murder, extortion, drug trafficking, weapons offences and other organised crime activities across multiple countries.

TWO SHOOTERS KILLED IN HARYANA

Earlier this month, two alleged shooters linked with the Lawrence Bishnoi-Harry Boxer gang, suspected to be involved in the murder of a gym owner in Haryana's Hansi, were killed in a police encounter in Haryana's Jhajjar district.

That operation was carried out by a joint team of Delhi Police Special Cell and Haryana Special Task Force (STF).

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(With inputs from PTI)