Bikaner: Two associates of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who carried a reward of ₹25,000 each, were arrested in Rajasthan’s Bikaner on Saturday, police said.
Five country-made pistols, a magazine, and 12 live cartridges were seized from Shravan Singh Sodha and Rajesh Tarad, who have close to 25 criminal cases registered against them in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, and Delhi, a police officer said.
“A special team detained Sodha, an arms trafficker from Bajju, and Tarad, a history-sheeter from Khajuwala, during a late-night operation on Friday. Their arrest has prevented a serious crime in Bikaner,” additional superintendent of police (city) Saurabh Tiwari said.
According to the police, Sodha, who is also wanted in a kidnapping and extortion case in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar, allegedly operates the Sodha Gang. Two of his aides were arrested recently in Khajuwala with illegal firearms. Tarad, meanwhile, is listed as a history-sheeter at the Khajuwala police station.
The duo was in regular contact with Harry Boxer, a key member of the Lawrence gang, and was allegedly plotting an attack in Bikaner, the officer said.
A case was registered against the accused under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act for organized crime and illegal possession of weapons.