Search in Tihar Jail after Musewala's murder, 'illegal goods' found from Lawrence Bishnoi's cell

A search operation is underway at Tihaj Jail following reports that Bishnoi was behind the murder of Punjabi singer and Congress leader Sidhu Musewala. It is reported that jail authorities have searched the cell of prisoner Lawrence Bishnoi in Delhi's Tihar Jail. Musewala was shot dead by gunmen at around 5.30 pm on Sunday when he was on his way to Jawaharke village in Punjab along with his cousin and a friend.

"Search team found some banned items"

The Punjab Police said in a press conference on Sunday that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and Canadian gangster Goldie Brar have claimed responsibility for the murder. However, no senior jail official has commented on the search operation. But a mid-level official said on condition of anonymity, "The searches were conducted at Bishnoi's high-risk cell inside Jail 8. The search team found some contraband items."

Received a phone call from Bishnoi's cell or something?

HT could not independently confirm whether the prohibited item found on Bishnoi's cell was a cell phone or something else. Meanwhile, jail officials also said that Punjab Police is likely to go to Tihar and take Bishnoi into custody. The Jail Department has not yet received any information from Punjab. Police will investigate how Bishnoi was in touch with his Canada-based aide Goldie Brar and was planning the murder from inside the jail.

A senior police officer, on the condition of anonymity, told HT on Monday that the Special Cell of Delhi Police has collected some important information that the conspiracy to kill Punjabi singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala is linked to the Tihar Jail in the national capital. can. A Delhi Police official said that a phone number has been traced from Tihar Jail. A few days ago, a criminal Mohammad Shahrukh was arrested by the police. He was using a messaging app to talk to Canadian gangster Goldie Barr.

Who is Lawrence Bishnoi?

Lawrence Bishnoi, one of the top gangsters of North India, has criminal cases registered against him in Delhi, Rajasthan, and Punjab. These include cases like murder, robbery, and extortion. Sampat Nehra, a close aide of Bishnoi, was arrested in 2018 for conspiring to kill actor Salman Khan. One of Bishnoi's close associates is also a Delhi gangster Kala Jathedi. Jathedi was the most wanted person in Delhi till his arrest last year.

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