Lawrence Bishnoi’s counsel filed before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma that he will withdraw the plea and file before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoiwho is suspected to be involved The killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu MoosewalaOn June 1, the Delhi High Court issued a plea in which he had sought safeguards as a “fake encounter” by the Punjab Police.
At the outset, his counsel filed before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma that he will withdraw the plea and file before the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The court said, “The petition is dismissed as dismissed”.
The Delhi Government Standing Counsel (Criminal) Sanjay Lau said the petition was not maintainable. The Plea, in the Delhi High Court, had sought the direction of the Tihar Jail Authority and the Delhi Police to ensure that the necessary safeguards, including videography, were taken to his custody before any other state police, including the Punjab Police. Bishnoi had earlier approached a district court here which would entertain his plea.
He was lodged with Tihar Jail in connection with a case lodged under the Stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crimes Act (MCOCA) and a three-day custody of the Delhi Police Special Cell.
On May 29, Moosewala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Mansa district, a day after the state government curtailed his security cover. His cousin and a friend, who were traveling in a jeep with him, were also attacked.
Punjab Chief Minister 28-year-old Moosewala of killing. Shubhdeep Singh SidhuSidhu Moosewala, as known, was among the 424 people whose security was picked up or curtailed on May 28.
Bishnoi, in his petition filed by High Court advocate Vishal Chopra, sought a direction from the Central Tihar Jail to give his custody to his custody before any other state police. He said he was apprehending a fake encounter by the Punjab police due to “political unrest between political parties there”.
“The Delhi Police and Tihar Jail Authority to ensure that all necessary security arrangements are made by the petitioner as he is duly handcuffed, shackled and videographed. of his life, “the plea said.
Punjab police chief VK Bhawra had said that prima facie, It Becomes an Inter-Gang Rivalry Between the Lawrence Bishnoi Group and the Lucky Patial Group. Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar has been charged for allegedly murdering a May 29 and said it was planned by him and the Lawrence Bishnoi group.
