Noose Tightens Around Bishnoi Gang, 7 Shooters Arrested In Pan-India Swoop

The Bishnoi gang is known to be involved in various criminal activities, including homicide, extortion, and arms trafficking, and their profile has been on the rise over the past few years.

Seven 'shooters' working for the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, linked to the gunfire outside Bollywood star Salman Khan's home and the murder of ex-Maharashtra minister Baba Siddiqui, have been arrested - across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Delhi - over the past 48 hours, sources told NDTV Friday.

Six semi-automatic weapons and ammunition were recovered in what Delhi Police's Special Cell has claimed as "pan-India" action. The hitmen are being interrogated about Baba Siddiqui's murder and other operations of the Bishnoi gang, which has also been named by Canadian federal police as having links to "agents" of the Indian government and cases of homicide and extortion.

Sources said the Bishnoi gang shooters - the first arrest was made on Wednesday - had been given a list of targets, including one (as yet unidentified) person in Haryana. Another possible (also as yet unidentified) target was in Rajasthan, and his execution had been cleared by Arzoo Bishnoi.