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In Lawrence Bishnoi’s Hit-List, Salman Khan Is On Top

The National Investigation Agency has been probing the gangster-terror nexus largely relating to Punjab and Haryana.

During its probe, it has questioned Lawrence Bishnoi a couple of times during which it realised that the gangster who is in jail has prepared a hit-list. The top on the list according to the NIA probe is Bollywood actor, Salman Khan. Bishnoi is targeting him because he allegedly killed a black buck, an animal that is revered by the Bishnoi community.

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi

Further he said that he wanted to target Shagupreet who was the manger of slain Punjabi singer, Siddhu Moosewala. He told the NIA that Shagunpreet had helped the killer of Vicky Muddukhera, a close aide off his.

Third on the list is Mandeep Dhaliwal, an aide of gangster Lucky Patiyal.

The NIA is probing Bishnoi as he had managed to establish contact with Canada based gangster Goldy Brar. He is alleged to have sent Rs 50 lakh to Brar through a hawala channel, with the intention of plotting the murder of Moosewala.

He is also alleged to have purchased 25 sophisticated weapons from an arms supplier. These include an AK-47 rifle and 9mm pistols . He is alleged to have paid one Qurban Chaudhary Rs 2 crore for the same. He was assisted by one Rohit to acquire these weapons fro Chaudhary, the probe has also learnt.

Bishnoi according to the NIA was running an extortion racket from behind bars, the NIA learnt. He is said that have run extortion rackets in Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Punjab and Delhi, an official tells OneIndia. His primary targets have been liquor businessmen, gamblers and mall owners.

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