Gangster Bishnoi convicted of assault in 8-year-old case

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 17

A local court today convicted gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in an eight-year-old case of assault.

However, his jail term was considered as undergone.

There were two more accused in the case. While one of them was a juvenile the other, Deepak Rana, is a proclaimed offender.

The trio was booked for assaulting a Panchkula resident, Kamal Chaudhary.

On September 17, 2010, Chaudhary had complained to the police that he was going to Panchkula from Sector 15 on a bike. Around 5:30 pm, a black car blocked his way near the Sector 16/23 roundabout, forcing him to stop. Three boys came out of the car. They started abusing him and later thrashed him.

Two of the accused were armed with a slugger and a stick which they used to assault him. The three then escaped from the spot in the car while warning Chaudhary not to come to Chandigarh again if he wanted to stay alive.

Chaudhary approached the police, following which a case was registered under Sections 323, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.