Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 3 (ANI): Punjab Police have arrested Lawrence Bishnoi’s close aide Mandeep Singh alias Chotta Mani of Chandigarh, who is accused of providing hideouts to accused persons involved in Sidhu Moosewala’s murder and facilitated the escape of Gangster Deepak Tinu in 2017, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday.
According to Police, accused Chotta Mani was arrested along with his accomplice identified as Jatinder Singh of Gobindpura Mohalla in Manimajra.
Police teams have also recovered two .32 caliber pistols along with 12 live cartridges from their possession.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that both the accused were actively working for Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar Gang, and have a criminal history with several criminal cases registered against them in Chandigarh and Haryana.
Preliminary investigation has also revealed that the arrested accused were tasked to carry out target killings of rival gangsters by their foreign-based handlers, he added.
Sharing more detail, AIG Sandeep Goel said that in 2022, accused Chotta Mani, along with his other associates Sachin Thapan, Deepak Mundi, and Joginder Joga, all shooters and accused involved in Sidhu Moosewala’s murder, were directed by foreign handlers to commit sensational crimes on the directions of Ayodhya based politician Vikas Singh, who was later arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in November 2023.
He said that Lawrence Bishnoi wanted to settle Chotta Mani abroad and also sent him to Dubai thrice to facilitate his safe entry to Europe, but failed due to which the latter had to return back to India.
A case FIR no 4 has been registered under section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station State Crime, SAS Nagar.
