Gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar part ways: Report
New Delhi: A major split has reportedly occurred between notorious gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar, raising fresh concerns for central intelligence and state police forces monitoring their criminal networks.
Lawrence Bishnoi, currently lodged in Gujarat’s Sabarmati jail, and Goldy Brar, believed to be operating from the United States, are no longer working together, The Indian Express reported, citing sources.
Citing unnamed sources, the report stated that Brar has allied with Azerbaijan-based gangster Rohit Godara, while Bishnoi is said to be working with Canada-based Noni Rana. “Both the gangsters have decided to stop working together. This feud and their new syndicates are now a source of increasing tension for state police forces,” an intelligence official said.
The fallout reportedly stemmed from Bishnoi's anger over the handling of his brother Anmol's legal troubles in the United States. Brar and Godara allegedly failed to assist Anmol in securing a bail bond after his arrest by U.S. immigration authorities in November 2024 for allegedly using fake travel documents. Anmol was later released but with an ankle bracelet tracker.
Anmol Bishnoi (25) has been linked to the May 2022 murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala and is also named as the “mastermind” behind the killing of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique last year.
Sources further pointed out that gangsters these days do not make extortion calls directly from the U.S. but use VPN services linked to other countries. Investigations over the past few months have revealed that Noni Rana (Surya Pratap), younger brother of Haryana’s Yamunanagar-based gangster Kala Rana (Virender Pratap), has been operating from the U.S., making calls and collecting money on behalf of Lawrence Bishnoi, the report added, citing sources.
Further signs of the gang rift emerged last month when Brar and Godara reportedly claimed responsibility, via a social media post, for the killing of businessman Harjit Singh in Mississauga, Canada. Notably, they omitted any mention of Bishnoi or his associates, breaking from their usual pattern of naming co-conspirators.
Sources cited in the report said that during his early days in crime, Lawrence Bishnoi had formed a team with Goldy Brar, Kala Rana, and others. They added that Bishnoi later made a ‘business model’ involving alliances with gangsters from UP (Dhanajay Singh), Punjab (Jaggu Bhagwanpuria), Haryana (Kala Jatheri), Rajasthan (Rohit Godara) and Delhi (Rohit Moi and Hashim Baba).
Tensions within the Bishnoi-Brar gang alliance reportedly began to surface due to ego clashes, financial disputes, and overlapping extortion operations. “Things were working smoothly between them, but then it all started changing. First, there were ego clashes with Bhagwanpuria, who was supplying weapons to them and asking for more money. After some time, Kala Jatheri also separated after he found that Godara and Brar were making extortion calls to several people in Haryana, his stronghold,” TIE quoted its sources as saying.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
