Bihar police arrest close aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from Nepal border
Police said that the criminal reached Bihar from Dubai via Kathmandu and a special team was constituted after a tip off about his presence in Raxaul town in the bordering area of Nepal
The Bihar Police on Sunday arrested two notorious criminals, including an active member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, from Raxaul town in the bordering area of Nepal in East Champaran district, officials said on Monday.
The duo has been identified as Shashank Pandey, a resident of Main Stand in West Champaran, and Tribhuwan Sah, who hails from Harpur in East Champaran district.
East Champaran superintendent of police (SP), Kantesh Kumar Mishra said that a special team was constituted after a tip off about their presence in Raxaul and police have also recovered one 9mm pistol, two live cartridges and one bike, besides ₹2100 Nepali currency and ₹1,200 Indian currency from them.
According to police, Pandey reached Raxaul from Dubai via Kathmandu.
The SP said that Pandey is stated to be an active member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. He has also worked for the Vikram Barar gang. Bishnoi and Brar were arrested in connection with Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s murder in May last year.
According to the SP, Sah’s direct involvement with Bishnoi and Barar could not be established, but he was working for Pandey.
“Pandey was wanted in a ₹one crore jewelry loot in Jaipur. He was also wanted in a case registered with Ambala police station in Punjab for demanding ransom of ₹50 lakh from Makhakhan Singh Lawana, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader,” Mishra said.
Two cases are registered against Sah in Harpur police station in East Champaran, the SP added.