Gujarat ATS gets custody of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in drugs haul case
The Hindu
Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad gets custody of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with a case of cross-border smuggling of drugs
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has got the custody of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in connection with a case of cross-border smuggling of drugs, an official said on April 25.
A Delhi court on April 24 granted the transit remand of Bishnoi, who is lodged in Tihar jail, to the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad.
Also read: How Lawrence Bishnoi fell on the wrong side of the law
The ATS wants to question the gangster about his possible links in connection with the seizure 40 kg of heroin worth more than ₹200 crore from a Pakistani fishing boat in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast in September last year.
“We have got Bishnoi’s custody and our teams are already on the way to Gujarat. He will be produced in a court in Kutch district by Tuesday evening,” a senior ATS official said.
On September 14, 2022, the Gujarat ATS in a joint operation with the Indian Coast Guard intercepted a Pakistani fishing boat mid-sea near Jakhau harbour in Kutch district and seized 40 kg of heroin worth more than ₹200 crore.
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