Scared of police encounter, gangster moves High Court

Sanjay Yadav

Gurugram, August 27

In wake of the recent encounter of UP’s dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey, Lawrence Bishnoi has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court highlighting his fear of the same fate at the hands of the Haryana Police.

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Currently lodged in Bharatpur jail and known for plotting Salman Khan’s murder, Bishnoi is wanted for many heinous crimes across the state and the Haryana Police have sought his custody on production warrant. Bishnoi has submitted a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking security cover and his transfer on production warrant in handcuffs.

“The Haryana Police registered a case number against me at Dabwali in Sirsa district and applied for a production warrant. I want security cover and measures like handcuff as I fear being killed in an encounter,” reads the petition.

Not only Bishnoi but many other gangsters too have highlighted similar fear and sought security moving the local or High Court. Among those who have moved the court seeking similar security covers are gangster Kaushal, Amit Dagar and Manish etc.

“Gangster Bishnoi had approached the court earlier for the same, this is just a pressure tactic that they use from time-to-time to evade questioning in concerned cases,” said B Satheesh Balan, IG, STF, Haryana.