‘ ₹1,11,11,111 to kill Lawrence Bishnoi’: Karni Sena announces reward for gangster’s encounter

The Kshatriya Karni Sena has reportedly announced a reward for the encounter of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, whose gang recently claimed responsibility for the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique in Mumbai. Kshatriya Karni Sena’s national president Raj Shekhawat has a video statement where he purportedly heard announcing a reward of ₹1,11,11,111 for any police officer who kills Lawrence Bishnoi, reported Newsloo.

Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi

Raj Shekhawat said the amount will be given to any security personnel who carried out the encounter of Lawrence Bishnoi to ensure his safety and security. He also attacked the Centre and the Gujarat government over the menace.

Lawrence Bishnoi is currently lodged in Gujarat’s Sabarmati jail, under a case of cross-border drug smuggling. He was previously also named in the case of a firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai in April, but the Mumbai Police could not take his custody.

In a video uploaded on social media, the Kshatriya Karni Sena chief said Lawrence Bishnoi is also the “killer of our precious gem and heritage Amar Shaheed Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi ji”.

Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, the chief of Karni Sena, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants on December 5, 2023, in Jaipur. Hours after his killing, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for his murder.

Bishnoi’s strong criminal syndicate continues to operate across the country. Bishnoi’s gang claimed responsibility for Baba Siddique’s murder and the firing incident outside Salman Khan’s house earlier this year.

In September 2023, the gang claimed responsibility for the killing of Khalistani sympathiser Sukha Duneke. Bishnoi’s gang members also allegedly carried out shootings outside the residences of AP Dhillon and Gippy Garewal in Canada.

Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang allegedly murdered Baba Siddique for his “links to don Dawood Ibrahim” and his close personal relationship with Salman Khan. The Bollywood actor and his family has received multiple death threats from the gangster over the last few years, with Salman Khan’s security on high alert after Siddique’s murder.

Lawrence Bishnoi Offered To Contest Maharashtra Assembly Polls

Meanwhile, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, currently lodged at Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad, has reportedly received an offer to contest the Maharashtra Assembly elections from a political party. The Uttar Bharatiya Vikas Sena (UBVS), a party registered with the Election Commission of India and the Maharashtra State Election Commission, extended this offer to Bishnoi. According to the report, Sunil Shukla, the national president of UBVS, wrote a letter to Bishnoi, requesting him to run in the Maharashtra elections.

According to Shukla, four candidates from the UBVS have already been finalized to contest elections in Mumbai and with Bishnoi’s approval, a list of 50 more candidates will soon be announced. In his letter, Shukla expressed pride in Bishnoi’s North Indian roots, acknowledging that he was born in Punjab and representing a party that works for the rights of North Indians across India. The UBVS, as Shukla noted, is committed to fighting for the rights of North Indians, especially those in Maharashtra.

Bishnoi Compared To Bhagat Singh

In the letter, Shukla drew a comparison between Bishnoi and revolutionary Bhagat Singh. He emphasized that many North Indians, who belong to OBC, SC, and ST communities and were born and raised in Maharashtra, are deprived of reservation rights solely because their ancestors were North Indians. He questioned why, if India is one unified entity, they are being denied these rights.

Shukla further proposed that Bishnoi contest the Maharashtra Assembly elections, assuring him that UBVS members and officials would ensure his success. The letter closed with a hopeful note, eagerly awaiting Bishnoi’s response to the offer, with the UBVS ready to support him in securing victory and uplifting his community.