Sidhu Moose Wala Murder: Jailed Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi Moves Court Fearing Encounter By Police

Lawrence Bishnoi, the primary accused of Punjabi singer and congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala's murder, has moved the court to seek additional protection from Police.

A Delhi court Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by alleged jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, seeking a direction to the jail authorities not to give his custody to Punjab police, a court source said.

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Special Judge Praveen Singh said there was no ground for the accused to apply to the court.

The application had sought a direction from the Tihar jail authorities to give prior information to the court about any production warrant of Punjab or any other state police against Bishnoi and not to give his custody to any other state police.

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It is alleged that Lawrence Bishnoi was apprehensive of a fake encounter by the Punjab police due to political rivalry.

The accused is facing a trial for the offense committed under the stringent MCOC (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime) Act.

The application said that any state police could investigate any pending case against him at the Tihar jail without obtaining his physical custody or may send him to any other court through video conferencing.

What if Bishnoi's production warrant was allowed?

If his production warrant was allowed, then the counsels for the accused are informed. His custody is given with a condition of proper security arrangements as the accused shall be handcuffed and shackled and ensure all necessary safeguards during transit and on production warrant. The warrant would also have ensured adequate arrangements while sending the applicant to any other court outside of Delhi.

Punjab Police on Sunday said the killing of famous singer Sidhu Moosewala seemed to be the result of an inter-gang rivalry and that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was involved in it. On Sunday, Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab¡¯s Mansa district after the state government curtailed his security cover.

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According to recent reports, Punjab Police has detained a suspect likely involved in Sidhu Moose Wala's murder.

Six people were nabbed in Uttarakhand¡¯s Dehradun on Monday with the help of state police and STF. Of the six people detained, one is suspected to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which is said to be the mastermind in Sidhu Moose Wala's murder.

(With inputs from PTI)

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