Haryana: A shooter of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who was wanted in the Salman Khan house firing case, was arrested by Mumbai Police from Panipat using a honeytrap. Sukhvir alia Sukha was nabbed from a Panipat hotel on Wednesday night after he arrived there to meet a woman, planted by Mumbai Police.
According to a Dainik Jagran report, Sukha was the key conspirator in the firing on the residence of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in Bandra earlier this year. A close associate of Lawrence Bishnoi, he remained elusive from the clasp of Mumbai police until the officer came up with a plan to trap the shooter.
The plan was reportedly laid out three months ago when the officials planted a young woman to honeytrap Sukha. She befriended Sukha and started talking to him on a regular basis, the report stated.
How Mumbai Police Honey-Trapped Shooter Sukha
On Wednesday, the woman booked a room in Hotel Abhinandan in Panipat and called Sukha. During the phone call, she told him that she was way too drunk.
"I am somewhere in Panipat, but I don't know which place in the city it is. I am at Abhinandan Hotel. I am sending the location, come here," the woman reportedly told the Bishnoi gang henchman.
Reluctant at first, Sukha sensed something wrong and asked the woman whether she was planning to get him arrested. To which the woman replied that he might benefit from his little trip. Following the lead of her new-found beautiful girlfriend, Sukha reached the hotel room and met the woman.
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The duo first drank the alcohol and while Sukha was still enjoying the evening, officers of Mumbai Police, who were staying a floor above, raided and arrested the notorious criminal.
Was In Touch With Goldy Brar
Sukha was allegedly in direct contact with the top leadership of the criminal syndicate. He used to talk to United States-based gangster Goldy Brar and was also in touch with a Pakistan-based underworld don.