Lawrence Bishnoi aide Bhola Shooter dies under mysterious circumstances

30-year-old gangster complained to Ferozepur jail officials of chest pain on Wednesday night after which he was sent to a local hospital, where he collapsed after a heart attack

Bharat Bhushan, alias Bhola Shooter, 30, an A-category gangster and accomplice of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, died under mysterious circumstances in Ferozepur on Thursday.

Bharat Bhushan, alias Bhola Shooter, 30, an A-category gangster and accomplice of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, died under mysterious circumstances in Ferozepur on Thursday (HT file photo)

Bhola, a native or Kotkapura in Faridkot district, was booked under Sections 302, 307, 325,109,120-B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act at Malerkotla. He faced 15 criminal cases for murder, extortion and other criminal activities. He was lodged as an undertrial in the local central jail.

“Jail officials reported that he complained chest pain on Wednesday night following which he was sent to local hospital where he collapsed due to cardiac arrest,” said Narendra Bhargav, the senior superintendent of police, Ferozepur.

“The post-mortem of the gangster is underway to ascertain the cause of death,” the SSP said.