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Kharar court extends gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s police remand in Arms Act case
On August 29, Bishnoi was sent to 10-day police custody in connection with the case that was registered on June 7 after the arrest of his associate with drugs, weapons and ammunition
A Kharar court on Thursday extended the police remand of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi for four more days in an Arms Act and Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act case.
On August 29, Bishnoi was sent to 10-day police custody in connection with the case that was registered on June 7 after the arrest of his associate with drugs, weapons and ammunition.
A .32-bore pistol, five cartridges, 50 gm heroin, two mobile phones and ₹1 lakh were recovered from the accused, Nikhil Kant Sharma, a resident of Patiala, who was arrested from in front of Gold Home Society on Kharar-Landran road. On his arrest, Kant had told police that he works for the Lawrence Bishnoi Gang.\
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