The Bishnoi, also spelled as Vishnoi, is a Hindu Vaishnava community or panth found in the Western Thar Desert and northern states of India.
What is the Bishnoi gang? Lawrence Bishnoi has been imprisoned in India for nearly a decade on charges of widespread involvement in gang violence.
From his cell in a high-security Indian prison, Lawrence Bishnoi allegedly commands an empire. His throne room is a concrete box; his scepter a smartphone smuggled in to his confines.
Bishnoi is a Vaishnavite sect within Hinduism. They are the world’s first environmentalists who led humankind’s earliest battles to protect forests and conserve wildlife.
Canadian officials this week said Bishnoi’s gang was targeting Sikh dissidents at the behest of the Indian government. It’s a PR coup for India’s most notorious crime boss.
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The Canadian government on Monday declared the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a “terrorist entity" under the country’s Criminal Code, linking it to acts of violence and terror that have targeted specific communities and created an atmosphere of fear.
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India is also home to the Bishnoi people—men and women willing to die for trees and animals. The Bishnois' dedication to protecting wildlife is unparalleled. Bishnoi women breastfeed orphaned antelope fawns, while men patrol the land to ensure no animal is harmed or hunted.
The murder of a Punjabi rapper, repeated death threats against a Bollywood star and the killing of a Mumbai-based politician — all are alleged to be the work of Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.