In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 25 arrested an alleged key aide of notorious jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi immediately after his deportation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India. He was wanted in at least 11 criminal cases, including that of popular singer Sidhu Moosewala’s murder.
An NIA team had gone to the UAE to facilitate the deportation of accused Vikramjeet Singh aka Vikram Brar and bring him back. “Besides the targeted killings of innocent people/businessmen, he was involved in cases of smuggling of weapons and extortion in India with the help of dreaded gangsters, Bishnoi, Goldy Brar [based in Canada] and others,” said the agency.
Absconding since 2020, Vikam Brar was wanted in cases of murder, attempt to murder, extortion and other crimes under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act. In all, 11 look-out notices had been issued against him by the competent authority on the request of the police from various States, including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi.
