Stand-up comedian and Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui is at the center of a serious security concern after members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang reportedly attempted to target him in Delhi last month.

The murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique has alarmed Bollywood, with authorities investigating the Lawrence Bishnoi gang’s involvement. The gang has a history of targeting celebrities,

Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead outside his sons office in Mumbai last week on October 12

The Indian Express reported earlier that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had in August 2023 issued an order under Section 268 of the Criminal Procedural Code (CrPC) against Bishnoi, which prevented the prisoner from being taken out of the prison for any purpose.

Lawrence Bishnoi's gang first gained massive attention after the murder of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala

The fear of gang wars and the underworld, which had been prevalent in Mumbai for nearly thirty years since the late 1970s, is being reignited by Lawrence Bishnoi, who has taken credit for the Saturday night murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique.

Baba Siddique's murder has brought back the dreaded Lawrence Bishnoi gang in focus. The gangster, who is incarcerated in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail, told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that he had prepared a hit-list.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique was shot dead in a targeted attack by three assailants who fired six rounds at him in Mumbai’s Bandra East on Saturday.