Lawrence Bishnoi gang member held with pistol in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, October 16

The UT police today claimed to have arrested another member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang from whom a country-made pistol and five cartridges have allegedly been recovered.

The suspect, Parveen Kumar (31), alias Bhima, of Rohtak district in Haryana, was nabbed while riding a bike with a fake number in Sector 45. The police said during interrogation, it came to light that he was an active member of the gang and had come to the city to meet an associate, Monty Shah, also a member of the gang.

Bhima has a criminal past. Seven cases are registered against him in Haryana and two in Punjab. He was sentenced to life term in a murder case registered at Dera Bassi. He was out on bail. — TNS

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