The officials of Delhi Police said they have got a major success after a gang member and sharpshooter of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was arrested from Rohini on Saturday. 

According to Delhi Police, its officials arrested the sharpshooter, Harish, when they prevented a potential firing incident intended for extortion. The cops also recovered a semi-automatic pistol and five live cartridgesfrom his possession.

The police said Harish was following orders of Bishnoi’s close associates Sagar Rana and Ankit Shehrsha. He had to carry out a firing in Delhi. 

The cops received ‘secret’ information that one shooter of Lawrence Bishnoi gang and a close associate of Ankit Shehrsha would meet his other associates near T- point Ganda Nala Road, Sector 24 Rohini.

The police said a trap was laid near Ganda Nala road and accused Harish arrested.

During interrogation, the accused Harish revealed that Ankit Shehrsha persuaded the accused to join the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, and under his guidance, Harish became a member. The accused communicated with Ankit Shehrsha through Instagram, knowing that Ankit had been arrested in connection with the murder of Sidhu Moosewala in Punjab, where he was the main shooter, police said.

Harish, along with other associates, had carried out a firing incident at a kirana shop in Shehrsha village as part of an extortion attempt and fled in June 2023.

A month later, he was arrested, along with his associates, during Raksha Bandhan in Sonipat. While in Sonipat Jail, Harish met Sagar Rana, a key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who was the primary arms supplier and a notorious gangster, the police said.