‘Anand Shandilya used Bishnoi to make ransom calls’

JAIPUR: History-sheeter Anand Shandilya, who was arrested by Jaipur police (east), wanted to have a business partnership with a city-based builder. When he failed to get it, he asked gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to plan an extortion call to the builder. This was revealed by Jaipur police a day after Shandilya was arrested in connection with the ransom call asking for Rs 1 crore from the builder.

Shandilya was keen on working as a partner with builder Nischal Bhandari, but following a dispute, it could not materialise. “Since both could not get into agreement, handilya had provided the number of the builder to Bishnoi lodged at the Tihar Jail and now brought and arrested by Jaipur police on production warrant,” Ajay Pal Lamba, additional commissioner of police (crime) told TOI on Monday.