NEW DELHI: Delhi Police‘s Rohini District Special Staff arrested three alleged shooters associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang who were allegedly planning a targeted killing, officials said on Sunday.News agency ANI reported that Delhi Police said the accused were receiving information through a network based abroad and were allegedly planning to execute the crime. Police said the three were also wanted in several criminal cases in Delhi and had previously carried out targeted shootings.The arrests come a week after two alleged shooters linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi-Hariram (Harry) Boxer gang, who were wanted in connection with the murder of a gym owner, were killed in a police encounter in Bahadurgarh, Haryana.The Delhi Police Special Cell, in coordination with the Haryana Special Task Force (STF), had cornered the two wanted accused, identified as Pravesh and Himanshu, near Balor in Bahadurgarh on Saturday.Both residents of Hisar, they carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh each and were wanted in connection with the murder of gym trainer Kapil in Hansi on June 11, an incident that was captured on CCTV.The latest arrests come amid increased scrutiny of the Lawrence Bishnoi organised crime network and its alleged international links.The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently announced a reward of up to USD 50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar, who is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Lawrence Bishnoi Organised Crime Group, which is allegedly engaged in a variety of violent acts in Southern California and across the United States and Canada.The FBI said Goldy Brar is based in the US and is the alleged leader of the group in North America.The agency said a federal arrest warrant was issued against Singh on July 1, 2026, in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, after he was charged with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Conspiracy, conspiracy to interfere and attempted interference with commerce by extortion, and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.The development also comes after US federal prosecutors charged Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar for their alleged role in organised criminal activities, including the alleged assassination of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, in 2023.According to the US Department of Justice, Bishnoi and Brar were among several defendants charged as part of “Operation Hard Ball”, a crackdown targeting alleged India-based organised crime groups involved in violent crimes, extortion and international narcotics trafficking.The US authorities have also stated that an indictment is only an allegation and that all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.(With inputs from ANI)
