Do you know what is the most trending news in India currently right now? Well, if you don’t know, it is the murder of Baba Siddiqui, a popular politician in Mumbai who also served as the cabinet minister of Maharashtra. The murder has also brought another name to be surface in this context; it is Lawrence Bishnoi, a gangster. It was confirmed by the authorities that the Bishnoi Gang was the one who had killed the 66-year-old politician.
The Bishnoi gang, in recent years, has emerged as one of the most powerful crime organizations of India with slowly and slowly they are making a grip on global crime. Now, surely, it makes a question arises how the Bishnoi gang successfully gaining a grip on global crime, especially when their leader is itself in jail since 2014. Well, there are a couple of reasons behind it.
The strong network
Last year NIA provided a charge sheet where it is seen that the Bishnoi gang has a strong network in Canada and USA through various Sikh separatist groups like Babbar Khalsa International or gangsters. The connection with Sikh separatists and gangsters actually helped the gang to conduct various amounts of smuggling like weapons, explosives and drugs in India, which helped them to finance their operations.
Besides that, the Lawrence Bishnoi-led gang, through their connection with Babbar Khalsa International, has also successfully conducted there various operations in India also, like the 2022 Bomb Blast in Mohali near the headquarters of Punjab Police. The connection with various gangsters also helped them to commit various contract killings of politicians, like in 2022 when they killed the Distract Youth Congress president of Punjab, Gurlal Singh Pehalwan, with the help of gangster Goldy Brar who is one of the top affiliated members of Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang who also helped the gang to expand outside of Punjab notably in various Indian states like Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
Meanwhile, not only the strong network has led the gang to get a grip on global crime, but also the privilege which Lawrence Bishnoi has gained in jail.
The VIP privilege of Bishnoi in Jail
Perhaps it is a rare time when an underworld gangster has gotten such a privilege in jail, which we are only aware of seeing in films. According to various reputed sources, Lawrence Bishnoi has a special VIP treatment in jail for 10 years, where he not only has his own television set but also has his own mobile phone, by which he also makes various phones and video calls.
Now, how the VIP privileged he gained is another matter, as discussing it will bring a lot of political factors on the line. However, rest aside this meanwhile various reports from the police confirmed that by having his phone in jail as a part of VIP treatment, Bishnoi actually has an easy way to command his members for various smugglings, extortion or contact killing assignments, which is slowly helping Bishnoi Gang to get a grip on global crime scenario. However, besides these two reasons, another reason is also directly responsible, which is mainly Bishnoi Gang’s method of operation.
Operating in a secretive way
As being came out in various reports, the gang of Lawrence Bishnoi mainly operates in a secretive way. The gang has mainly a roster of more than 700 shooters, which operates in India and worldwide; they get recruited by the gang through various local gangsters, mostly from Northern India, and most of the shooters are underage or people who want to seek quick amount of cash in a short time.
But a shocking twist in this scenario is that the shooters who are affiliated with the Bishnoi gang don’t even know that which is the name of the organization they are serving. The reason why the secrecy has been maintained like this by the gang, as stated by various law enforcement agencies because it limits the risk of any shooter revealing the name of the gang members in interrogation after getting caught. Since we are speaking about recruits, do you know their recruitment method also being responsible for why they are getting a grip on global crime.
A mass recruiting with false hope
It has often come out in various reports that the Bishnoi gang recruits the majority of the young people, especially the Punjabi youths, with false hope that they will help them to emigrate to countries like Canada USA and the UK for a better life. However, little do they know that instead of a better life, they are being drawn into the world of crime and darkness.
This tactic, meanwhile, has helped the gang to rapidly grow in size and help themselves to slowly make their way to get a grip on global crime and become the next D company of India. Speaking about D company, do you know Lawrence Bishnoi follows one of the oldest methods of Dawood Ibrahim which has led Bishnoi Gang to emerge as a powerful force on global crime?
A strong extortion network
As per the reports by police in 2020 and 2021, the Bishnoi Gang has acquired more than 100 crore as a part of an extensive extortion racket. These funds have been repeatedly shipped on various hawala channels in Canada, Usa etc., and international countries, an old method used by Dawood Ibrahim during his early days at D company; this has helped the Bishnoi Gang to strengthen their operations in these countries and helped them to secure a grip on international crime.
Who is Lawrence Bishnoi?
Lawrence Bishnoi was born in 1993 in Punjab; his real name is Balkaran Brar. He went onto the path of crime in 2009 during his tenure as a law student at Panjab University. He has been in jail since 2014 as he faced multiple criminal charges like extortion and murder.
He first came into the limelight when he threatened Bollywood actor Salman Khan to kill him over a case which is linked to the killing of a blackbuck by actor during the shooting of Hum Sath Sath Hain in 1998. Blackbuck is a sacred animal in the Bishnoi Community. Besides the murder of Baba Siddiqui, Lawrence Bishnoi or the Bishnoi gang, was also accused of committing another high-profile killing, which was the assassination of Sidhu Moose Wala, a popular Punjabi Singer, in 2022.
FAQ
Who is Lawrence Bishnoi?
Lawrence Bishnoi is a notorious gangster and the leader of the Bishnoi gang, a criminal organization involved in various illegal activities.
How is the gang of Bishnoi gaining a grip on global crime?
The gang has strong network, VIP privileges for its leader in jail, secretive operations, mass recruitment, and extortion network have contributed to its growing influence.
What are some of the high-profile crimes linked to the gang of Bishnoi ?
The gang has been involved in the murders of Sidhu Moose Wala, Baba Siddiqui, and Gurlal Singh Pehalwan, among others.
How does the Bishnoi Gang operate so effectively from within jail?
Lawrence Bishnoi enjoys VIP privileges in jail, including access to mobile phones, allowing him to command his gang members and coordinate their activities.
What is the gang of Bishnoi’s recruitment strategy?
The gang recruits young people, particularly from Punjab, with false promises of a better life abroad. In reality, they are drawn into a life of crime and violence.
