2 Bishnoi gang members held in jeweller extortion plot in Sriganganagar

Jaisalmer: Kotwali police Saturday brought two members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang to Sriganganagar from Mumbai Central Jail on a production warrant, produced them before a court and took them on police remand. The duo was involved in the alleged planning of a firing and recce at a jeweller's shop in Sriganganagar city.The accused were identified as Pradeep Sharma (22) and Deepak (25), both residents of Agra in Uttar Pradesh. Police said they had come to Sriganganagar at the behest of another gang member.Sriganganagar SP Harishankar Yadav said the gang had allegedly threatened a local jeweller with death for extortion and conducted recce to intimidate him and extort money. A case was registered at Kotwali police station and an investigation was launched in the role of the duo in came forward.The two accused were previously involved in firing in Mumbai at the behest of the Lawrence gang for which they were arrested from Sriganganagar city by Mumbai Police and were kept at Mumbai Central Jail. With their name resurfacing in this case, they were brought from Mumbai Central Jail on a production warrant by Kotwali SHO Prithvipal Singh, produced before a court and taken on police remand.With this, the total number of accused held in the case has risen to six. Police said the other accused in the case Arpit Sharma, Rohit Singh, Azad, and Shiva Singh have already been arrested and are currently in jail.