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Crime
Sikar Painter Arrested for Supplying Weapons to Lawrence Gang, Offered ₹50 Lakh for Murder
✍️ Bhaskar English
🗓 20 Oct 2026, 01:47 AM
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Police in Rajasthan have detained a local painter from Sikar after discovering he supplied firearms to the notorious Lawrence gang and allegedly offered ₹50 lakh to eliminate a bookmaker.
Police in Rajasthan arrested a Sikar-based painter on charges of supplying firearms to the notorious Lawrence gang. The arrest followed an investigation that uncovered evidence of the painter’s involvement in the gang’s illicit arms trade. Authorities allege that he offered ₹50 lakh to a hired killer to eliminate a bookmaker linked to the gang’s betting operations. The painter is currently in custody and faces charges under IPC sections 120-B, 302 and 121 for conspiracy and murder.