Sharpshooter of Bishnoi gang arrested in Hisar

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Updated At : 12:19 PM Sep 15, 2021 IST

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Hisar, September 14

A sharpshooter of Lawrence Bishnoi gang was arrested from Hisar.

The accused — Sunil Kumar of Rajasthan’s Rajgarh — was planning to kill Nepu Rajput, brother of former MLA Manoj Jangli in Rajgarhand, and policeman Pawan Paharsar of Rajgarh in Churu district of Rajasthan. He was carrying out recce of his targets for some time.

Police spokesman Vikas Kumar said a team led by Sub-Inspector Virendra Singh arrested a youth on the basis of suspicion from near the Hisar taxi stand.

During interrogation, Sunil revealed that he had been working for Lawrence Bishnoi gang through his aide Sampat Nehra for the past four years. The police also recovered an illegal pistol and two live cartridges from his possession. Nehra was arrested by the police and lodged in a Delhi jail.

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