Lawrence Bishnoi's first brush with violence was as a Chandigarh student

Lawrence Bishnois journey from a regular student to becoming Indias most notorious gangster is a tale of crime influence and power Born to Lovinder Bishnoi in the village of Dutaravali Punjab Lawrences upbringing seemed ordinary However his path took a dark turn as he delved into the world of crimeEarly yearsmidday has obtained an intelligence report detailing Bishnois criminal activities from his days as a student to his rise as one of the most feared gangsters As per the report Bishnoi grew up in Sangaria Rajasthan where he attended school at Assumption Convent School in Abohar Punjab He completed his Std X there before moving on to DAV Public School in Chandigarh for his Std XII and XIIFile Pic of Lawrence BishnoiFollowing this he pursued a degree in law at Punjab University graduating in 2013 His father Lovinder Bishnoi joined the Haryana Police as a constable in 1996 but resigned after five years of service He then began working as a farmer on his land Lawrence has a younger brother named Anmol Bishnoi who is 24 years old and is also wanted in various cases He currently operates from the USA Canada and Australia Their mother Sunita Devi is a homemakerAfter enrolling at Punjab University in Chandigarh in 2009 he joined SOPU the Student Organisation of Punjab University It was there that he met Goldy who was then serving as the president of SOPUStudent violenceThe following year during the 2010 campaign for Robin Brar tensions flared at the student centre between Bishnois faction and PUSU students who were backed by a group from Muktsar in Punjab campaigning for the presidencyAmid the confrontation Sonu Bajwa an associate of Bishnoi from Nayagaon Chandigarh fired the initial shot Soon after Bishnoi accompanied by his cohorts including Ravneet Sidhu from Rampuraphool Bathinda and Amandeep Multani from Mohali currently in Los Angeles and apprehended in a drugrelated case among others set ablaze cars belonging to Uday Warring the opposing candidate attracting attention to their causeWithin 10 days they were apprehended in both instances Despite this initial setback Bishnoi managed to secure bail after two months and resumed his political engagements frequently visiting colleges in PunjabExpanding activityAlongside his companions including Goldy Brar from Police Colony Muktsar Vicky Tala from Ferozpur Chetan from Chandigarh Javed Jinja from Vill Beghawali Fazilka Happy Deora from Ferozpur Naresh from Abhor Vikram Brar from Ganganagar Vikram from Abhor currently in Melbourne Australia Ishwar from Abhor Yadvender Chandi from Muktsar Gurlal Brar from Kotakapura Jeevanjyot Samara from Kotakapura and Mandeep alias Mani from Chandigarh he actively engaged in political endeavors According to the report Lawrences criminal network progressively expanded over the years entangling him in a spectrum of crimes from political violence to extortion and homicide His affiliation with likeminded individuals facilitated the establishment of a formidable presence in the criminal underworldThe report states that in 2013 Bishnoirsquos friend Javed had quarreled with Janta Lahoriya Then he along with Naresh Yadvender Chandi Jeevanjyot and Javed fired at Janta Lahoriya in Shamshan Ghat in Abhor district in Punjab but later they compromised the case After that Bishnoi ran away and stayed with his friends at various places in Chandigarh JaipurIn September 2016 while incarcerated in Faridkot jail Bishnoi allegedly ordered to carry out an attack on Chotu Bhaat at Dabwali Sirsa court During this incident Chotu sustained injuries and two police personnel along with an advocate were also arrested Bhaat had allegedly killed Bishnoirsquos cousinSeries of firing incidentsIn 2017 Lawrence Bishnoi allegedly contacted Dr Chandak the owner of Sri Ram Hospitals for extortion Subsequently his associates fired at Dr ChandakAdditionally Bishnoi reportedly threatened the owner of Jain buses in Jodhpur and his associates fired at him as wellDuring the same year Bishnoi orchestrated a plan to facilitate the escape of his associate Tinu from police custody with the help of his associatesFurthermore Bishnoi instructed his associates to attack a financier named Bhalla from Panchkula In another incident Bishnoi demanded extortion money from smuggler Vasudev Irani who refused to comply As a result Bishnoi allegedly ordered the murder of IraniIn January 2018 Lawrence Bishnoi demanded control over liquor shops in the Rajasthan Churu area circle from a personal named Ajay from Churu a historysheeter When Ajay refused to comply Bishnoi orchestrated a plan to murder him in court his shooters carried out the killing at the ADJ Court Sadulpur Churu In December 2019 Lawrence Bishnoi instructed his associates to eliminate Manpreet Singh Manna from Malout Muktsar a historysheeter Bishnoi allegedly targeted Manna because he provided information about his shooter Ankit Bahadu to the police for an encounter Additionally Bishnoi accused Manna of being involved in the past killing of his friend Happy DeoraExtortion and murderIn 2020 Lawrence Bishnoi demanded extortion money from Arvind Singla a liquor baron from Chandigarh but initially faced refusal Subsequently he instructed his associates Nitin from Amritsar Gursewak from Zirakhpur Topi from Sonipat and Chawla from Kurukhestra to carry out the task Furthermore in the same year Bishnoi ordered his associates Topi and Chawla to open fire at a liquor shop in Sec9 Chandigarh demanding extortion moneyAdditionally Bishnoi instructed his associates Pawan Nehra from Gurgaon Sukha and Yashpal alias Sarpanch to murder one Ranjit Singh alias Rana on the MaloutMuktsar road This action was reportedly taken because Singh was actively involved in the Gurlal Brar murder case In the same year Bishnoi allegedly ordered Pawan Nehra Sukha Sarpanch and JD from Gurgaon to open fire on one Saifi in Faridkot due to his association with antigang membersAccording to reports on November 21 2020 Lawrence Bishnoi was transferred to Ajmer HighSecurity Jail and was reportedly not involved in any cases thereafter However his associates including Kala from Jathedi Kala Rana from Yamunanagar and Goldy Brar continued to operate the gang and were allegedly involved in numerous cases across Haryana Punjab and Rajasthan of which Bishnoi was aware ofIn May 2022 Punjabi Singer Siddhu Moosewala was murdered in broad daylight and Goldy Brar claimed responsibility While Lawrence Bishnoi denied direct involvement he was reportedly aware of the operation and was incarcerated in Tihar Jail at the time Currently Bishnoi is detained in the highsecurity Sabarmati prison in Gujarat following his arrest by the Gujarat ATS in connection with a drug case2009The year Lawrence Bishnoi met Goldy Brar