4 arrested in fake gangster scheme: Lawrence Bishnoi's name used to terrorize Delhi doctors in extortion plot

New Delhi: Four members of a criminal gang, who dressed themselves as the associates of dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and threatened doctors and other medical practitioners demanding money, were arrested by Delhi Police. The gang was earlier said to be operating in mobile tower scams where they had swindled money from the people.

Self Dressed as Dreaded Gang

Among those identified are Rishi Sharma, Arun Verma, Sabal Singh, and Harsh. Sabal is the gram pradhan of Mainpuri and used his power to hide behind the illegal work that he was doing, including mobile tower scams. Former street hawker, Harsh, who sells luxurious cars today as result of his illegal trade.

Investigation Begins After Doctor's Complaint

The case began when the chief medical officer of Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital, Dr. Animesh, received a threatening letter demanding money for "protection." The doctor claimed that the letter was delivered by a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. This led the police to form a team and launch multiple operations in an effort to trace the culprits.

The first lead came when the police traced the bank account that had been mentioned in the threatening letter. This was found to be associated with Arun Verma. Subsequent surveillance led to the identification of the key suspects, one of whom was Rishi Sharma, who was arrested after being identified on CCTV footage purchasing liquor from a store in northeast Delhi.

Gang's Modus Operandi and Previous Frauds

The gang started running a mobile tower scam, but they later shifted to extortion after the scheme became ineffective. They obtained contact details of doctors available in public domains and wrote threatening letters to them, demanding money.

Police have seized 140 fake applications of mobile towers, 11 ATM cards, and many smartphones from the arrested accused, which are strong evidence against them.