Jeweller gets email demanding crores of rupees; sender claims Bishnoi gang link

A wellknown jeweller from Maharashtras Pune received a threat email demanding crores of rupees with the sender claiming to be a Lawrence Bishnoi gang member an official said on Saturday reported the PTIThe Pune Police have started a technical analysis of the email that was sent two days ago the official saidAn email demanding crores of rupees was received by a renowned jeweller in Pune The anonymous email was sent using the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang said a senior police officialThe claims and technical details concerning the email are being investigated the official saidThe sender claimed to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang We are also ascertaining whether a fraudster sent it the official added according to the PTIThe Lawrence Bishnoi gang had earlier threatened to kill actor Salman Khan Some of those arrested in the murder of the Nationalist Congress Party NCP leader Baba Siddique have also alleged links with the gangMumbai Crime Branch intensifies probe in Baba Siddique murder case records more statements in caseThe Mumbai Crime Branch has intensified its probe into the Baba Siddique murder case and recorded more statements the officials said on SaturdayThe crime branch recorded statements of around 2025 people in the Baba Siddique murder case The police are yet to record the statements of Zeeshan Siddique and other family members of the former Maharashtra minister and the Ajit Pawarled NCP leaderAccording to the police absconding accused Zeeshan Akhtar and Shubham Lonkar are the main pillars of the conspiracy and they gathered 9 people to conduct reconnaissance shoot and supply arms to commit the crimeAccording to the crime branch two of the five accused arrested on October 18 had conducted reconnaissance at Baba Siddiquirsquos residence and officeldquoAll these 9 accused were in touch with each other and were part of the same group The group received Rs 5 lakh to commit the crimerdquo the police saidOn October 18 the police arrested Nitin Gautam Sapre 32 Sambaji Parbi 44 Ram Kanojiya 43 Pradeep Thombar 37 and Chetan Parsi 33 ldquoSomnath Pardhi was killed in 2015 Nitin Sapre and Sambaji Parbi were involved in the killing of Somnath They were out on bail in 2017 They were launched in Kalyan Jail and knew each otherrdquo Mumbai Police saidThe police are also investigating the source of the 3 firearms used by the accused They have issued a lookout circular against Zeeshan Akhtar and Shivkumar Gautam and have previously issued an LOC against Shubham Lonkarwith PTI inputs