Youth initiated into Lawrence Bishnoi gang via Instagram

Lawrence Bishnoi being produced at the Patiala House Court in New Delhi. Pic/PTI

An 18-year-old youth from Uttarakhand was arrested in Delhi's Rohini with two illegal firearms and live cartridges, police said on Saturday. They said Pradeep Singh, who dropped out after standard 8th, was inspired by the Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar gang and wanted to become like them.

A police officer said Singh came in contact with a gang member via social media platforms and they provided him with the firearms and asked him to wait for further directions. He was arrested from Rohini's Sector 23 with two illegal .32 bores firearms and nine live cartridges, the officer said.

During interrogation, Singh told police that he was unemployed. He said that from Uttarakhand, he went to his relative's place in Rajasthan's Bikaner where he studied till class eighth. In 2022, he more to Haryana's Gurugram and stayed with his friends.

"After reading stories of Lawrence Bishnoi and Godly Brar, he started surfing them on social media. He came in contact with one of their gang members - Gangster Virender Pratap - and told him that he wanted to join their group," another police officer said.

"Kala Rana of Haryana, recruited him through Instagram and further connected to him through Bhanu Rana, on the Signal App," the officer added.

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