The Jalandhar police arrested eight gangsters of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang involved in extortion, ransom, threat and other criminal activities, officials said on Thursday.
Joint commissioner of police Sandeep Kumar Sharma said that on January 27, the owner of Karma fashion showroom received an extortion call demanding a sum of ₹50 lakh.
A case was immediately registered and police started an investigation into the matter, he said.
“During the investigation, police zeroed in at the accused and it became evident that the gang members had systematically gathered information about industrialists and businessmen to extort money,” he said.
The arrested have been identified as Sanjay Bawa, Deepak Kumar, Gajinder Rajput, Radhe, Abhishek Gill, Pappu, Manoj and Deepak Kumar, all residents of Jalandhar.
“All these gang members were arrested from the TV tower area in Jalandhar and three pistols and 10 cartridges and four magazines were recovered from their possession,” he said.
Police said during the investigation, it came to light that the operations of these gangsters extended beyond national borders with identified links to Suraj, currently residing in England.
“The gang was involved in threatening calls and letters to extract money from people by using international mobile numbers,” he said.
{{/usCountry}}“The gang was involved in threatening calls and letters to extract money from people by using international mobile numbers,” he said.
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