The Punjab And Haryana High Court in the case Gourav Bhayyia Gilhotra And Another vs. Union Of India And Others observed in a plea seeking a probe into the recent News Channel interview wherein alleging gangster Lawrence Bishnoi being dismissed as withdrawn.
The plea was moved by one Gourave Bhayyia, who is a Chandigarh-based lawyer, was being withdrawn after the bench of Justice Vikram Aggarwal after he was granted liberty to move a Public Interest Litigation plea with this regard.
In the present case, the petitioner moved the court wherein seeking directions to a central agency to inquire and register an FIR against the person responsible for conducting the interview of Bishnoi’s from the premises of jail, who is having more than 30 cases of murder, extortion, and ransom in his name.
The court observed that during the two interviews of Bishnoi initiated which are purportedly being recorded over a Video call, were aired by a private TV channel. Thus, the interview featuring Bishnoi, who is presently being held in the high-security Bathinda jail, sparked controversy regarding use of mobile phones by inmates inside the jail.
However, it has been stated by Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav in an official statement that the interviews in question were not recorded inside any of the state’s jails.
Therefore, it has also been claimed by the Bishnoi that he had a prior idea about the plan to assasinate Singer Sidhu Moosewala. He has also threatened to kill Bollywood actor Salman Khan.