Bishnoi-Godara man held in Dubai, extradited to Raj

Jaipur: In a significant breakthrough, the anti-gangster task force (AGTF) of the Rajasthan police has successfully apprehended fugitive Aditya Jain alias Tony, a crucial operative of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi-Rohit Godara gang in Dubai.

The 26-year-old was handed over to AGTF by the Dubai police Thursday night and flown to Jaipur Friday to face prosecution for running cross-border extortion operations.

Jain, who hails from Kuchaman City in Deedwana-Kuchaman district, is accused of orchestrating blackmail threats to businessmen across many states, including Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. He used a sophisticated method known as ‘dibba calling', which involves SIM boxes or VoIP gateways to make untraceable international calls.

In this method, two phones are kept next to each other on speaker mode, allowing gang leaders to directly deliver threats to victims without the call being traced.

ADTF additional director general Dinesh M N underlined the importance of the arrest. "This marks the first time the Rajasthan police have successfully extradited a Lawrence Bishnoi gang member from a foreign country," he said. The operation followed the arrest of another key member, Amarjeet Singh Vishnoi, by Italian authorities in July last year.

According to the police investigation, Jain targeted high-profile businessmen and contractors. He would initially contact the victims before connecting them to Rohit Godara through a two-phone speaker system, making the calls virtually untraceable. In Kuchaman alone, five businessmen linked to petrol pumps, hotels and real estate businesses received extortion demands in the range of Rs 2-5 crore from Godara through international WhatsApp calls. These calls were allegedly arranged by Jain.

The breakthrough came when Dubai law enforcement agencies detained Jain at Dubai airport while he attempted to flee to Armenia. A red corner notice had been already issued by the CBI. Police officials said Jain's arrest could help further investigations into numerous threat calls in various states.

"We suspect that he arranged threat calls to prominent people in several other states. Respective police departments of these states will investigate these threat calls," Dinesh said.

At least seven cases are already registered against Jain in various districts of Rajasthan. His arrest is expected to significantly impact the gang's international extortion operations. The AGTF has indicated that more arrests could follow as investigations continue.

Jaipur: In a significant breakthrough, the anti-gangster task force (AGTF) of the Rajasthan police has successfully apprehended fugitive Aditya Jain alias Tony, a crucial operative of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi-Rohit Godara gang in Dubai.

The 26-year-old was handed over to AGTF by the Dubai police Thursday night and flown to Jaipur Friday to face prosecution for running cross-border extortion operations.

Jain, who hails from Kuchaman City in Deedwana-Kuchaman district, is accused of orchestrating blackmail threats to businessmen across many states, including Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. He used a sophisticated method known as ‘dibba calling', which involves SIM boxes or VoIP gateways to make untraceable international calls.

In this method, two phones are kept next to each other on speaker mode, allowing gang leaders to directly deliver threats to victims without the call being traced.

ADTF additional director general Dinesh M N underlined the importance of the arrest. "This marks the first time the Rajasthan police have successfully extradited a Lawrence Bishnoi gang member from a foreign country," he said. The operation followed the arrest of another key member, Amarjeet Singh Vishnoi, by Italian authorities in July last year.

According to the police investigation, Jain targeted high-profile businessmen and contractors. He would initially contact the victims before connecting them to Rohit Godara through a two-phone speaker system, making the calls virtually untraceable. In Kuchaman alone, five businessmen linked to petrol pumps, hotels and real estate businesses received extortion demands in the range of Rs 2-5 crore from Godara through international WhatsApp calls. These calls were allegedly arranged by Jain.

The breakthrough came when Dubai law enforcement agencies detained Jain at Dubai airport while he attempted to flee to Armenia. A red corner notice had been already issued by the CBI. Police officials said Jain's arrest could help further investigations into numerous threat calls in various states.

"We suspect that he arranged threat calls to prominent people in several other states. Respective police departments of these states will investigate these threat calls," Dinesh said.

At least seven cases are already registered against Jain in various districts of Rajasthan. His arrest is expected to significantly impact the gang's international extortion operations. The AGTF has indicated that more arrests could follow as investigations continue.