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Karni Sena announces cash reward for Lawrence Bishnoi 'encounter'

Lawrence Bishnoi

New Delhi: The Kshatriya Karni Sena has announced a cash reward for the 'encounter' of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. 

In a video circulated on social media, Kshatriya Karni Sena's national president Raj Shekhawat, purportedly heard offering a reward of Rs 1,11,11,111  to any police officer who kills the jailed gangster. 

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"Lawrence Bishnoi is also the killer of our respected Shaheed Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi ji," he added. 

Bishnoi is currently lodged in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail under charges related to cross-border drug smuggling. 

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Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi
Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, then chief of Karni Sena, who was gunned down on December 5, 2023, in Jaipur. Hours after his killing, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang had claimed responsibility for his murder.

Baba Siddique 
Notably, an alleged Bishnoi gang member has claimed responsibility for the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique who was shot dead on October 12 in Mumbai. 

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