Deportations, arrests and rivalries over the years have led to changes in key decision-making personnel in the Bishnoi gang that has been attacking the city of Mumbai, especially Bollywood, for the last two years.
While it was previously jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, his younger brother Anmol and his college friend Goldy Brar who were running the extortion empire, the latest social media post claims responsibility for Shot outside director Rohit Shetty’s Juhu residence Sunday shows new names claiming responsibility and at the same time attesting to the “unity” of the “one” Bishnoi gang.
The post mentioned Shubham Lonkar, Aarzoo Bishnoi, Hari Boxer and Harman Shandu. Incidentally, in the murder of cloth merchant Sanjay Verma in Punjab last year by the Bishnoi gang, the post claiming responsibility mentioned Lonkar, Bishnoi and one Goldy Dhillon.
When the first case of dismissal occurred outside actor Salman Khan’s residence in Bandra in April 2024, Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar were at the helm of affairs, and people like Maharashtra-based Shubham Lonkar were still not being used. Police found two messages between Lonkar and Lawrence in which the former wished the latter a happy birthday, an official said.
The social media post claiming responsibility named the gang as Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar, Rohit Godara and Kala Jathedi. He Bombay The police chargesheet named Lawrence as the main conspirator in the chargesheet and also assigned a role to Rohit Godara, with neither Anmol nor Lonkar finding their names.
In the attack perpetrated against the leader of the PCN, Baba Siddique Six months later, leading to his death, the social publication mentioned the name of Anmol Bishnoi, brother of Lawrence Bishnoi, who then grew up in Canada and followed the instructions of his imprisoned brother. He was said to be the mastermind of the case, and the charge sheet named him the main conspirator, excluding Lawrence.
An official said relations between Lawrence Bishnoi and Brar had been strained. In 2025, the gang broke up after Lawrence believed that Brar mishandled the legal case involving his brother Anmol, who had been detained by US authorities in November 2024. Lawrence believed that the bail amount had not been paid, leading to Anmol’s deportation to India in November 2025. Anmol is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.
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As a result of the split, some, like Rohit Godara, who had significant influence in the gang, left with Brar. Since then, the gang war between both sides has led to at least three murders between October and December of last year, from California to Dubai. chandigarhand both gangs promised revenge.
With the two Bishnoi brothers imprisoned, The role of people like Shubham Lonkar, whose help had been availed by the gang to organize the shooters in the Baba Siddique case, has become important. An officer said that in the current case, Lonkar has played an important role in carrying out the operation. Along with Lonkar, others who are now carrying out operations for the gang include Aarzo Bishnoi, Hari Boxer and Goldy Dhillon.
The rise of Shubham Lonkar
Akola-based Shubham Lonkar has risen through the ranks in the Bishnoi gang with both brothers behind bars and the gang split down the middle. Once disappointed at not being drafted into the army and not being presented to Bishnoi “to work for the country”, he had arranged for some of the men involved in Baba Siddique’s murder to be near his dairy in Pune. Suspected of being detained in China, he arranged the arrest of the accused in Rohit Shetty’s sacking and claimed responsibility.
Aarzoo Bishnoi, long-time associate of Lawrence Bishnoi
Aarzoo Bishnoi, whose name is Naveen Kumar, has been a long-time associate of Lawrence Bishnoi. He hails from Rajanwali village adjacent to Duttaranwali village near Abohar town in Fazilka district, Punjab.
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Suspected of operating from outside the country, he has several cases related to illegal weapons. An audio clip claiming responsibility for the shooting outside Rohit Shetty’s residence mentioned his name. Last month, he made an extortion call to singer B Praak.
Hari Boxer, a boxer turned gangster
Rajasthan-based Hari Chand Jaat alias Hari Boxer, a boxer-turned-gangster who was previously a boxing trainer in Jaipur, has been accused in multiple cases of extortion of businessmen, robbery and attempted murder in Rajasthan, Punjab and Delhi. Originally from Narayanpur in Rajasthan, and the son of a farmer, his parents disowned him after he became involved in criminal activities.
He is believed to have been operating from abroad since 2022. Although he is said to be close to Godara, in October there was an attack on him and his associates in California, allegedly planned by Godara, in which one member was killed.
Goldy Dhillon, suspected of hiding in Germany
Goldy Dhillon, whose real name is Gurpreet Singh, hails from Rajpura in Punjab and is believed to be hiding in Germany while the Lawrence Bishnoi gang operates in India. While Brar motivated him to join the gang in 2022, when the split occurred, Dhillon remained with the Bishnoi gang. He had claimed responsibility for the shooting at comedian Kapil Sharma’s restaurant in Canada and has several cases against him.
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