The gangster in question. Lawrence Bishnoi is behind bars in Modi’s home state, and as the guardian notes — is somehow still able (allowed) to run his gang activity behind bars.
>“**Lawrence Bishnoi has been allowed to sit in jail and carry out crimes with impunity** and that has led many to believe that the state is somehow on his side,” Lahki said. “It has made him much more formidable than others because there is an impression he has been protected. That makes him seem very powerful.”
So it sure looks like India’s government is allowing this to happen.
>**Many believe that Bishnoi’s rise to prominence since then has been due to some level of state protection or powerful backer.** He was been in jail since 2015 and is being held in Sabarmati prison in Gujarat. However, the prominence and scope of his criminal enterprise – which is now said to have upwards of 700 members – has continued to escalate, spreading from Punjab and Rajasthan to dominate across north India and now heading to southern states.
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The gangster in question. Lawrence Bishnoi is behind bars in Modi’s home state, and as the guardian notes — is somehow still able (allowed) to run his gang activity behind bars.
>“**Lawrence Bishnoi has been allowed to sit in jail and carry out crimes with impunity** and that has led many to believe that the state is somehow on his side,” Lahki said. “It has made him much more formidable than others because there is an impression he has been protected. That makes him seem very powerful.”
So it sure looks like India’s government is allowing this to happen.
>**Many believe that Bishnoi’s rise to prominence since then has been due to some level of state protection or powerful backer.** He was been in jail since 2015 and is being held in Sabarmati prison in Gujarat. However, the prominence and scope of his criminal enterprise – which is now said to have upwards of 700 members – has continued to escalate, spreading from Punjab and Rajasthan to dominate across north India and now heading to southern states.
[Lawrence Bishnoi: the feared Indian mob boss implicated in Canada killings](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/16/who-is-lawrence-bishnoi-accused-of-masterminding-killings-in-canada)
Well yeah they’re not going to come out and admit it. I don’t believe them. I don’t believe anything that comes out of an autocrat.