2 Bishnoi gang members held for extortion attempt in city
The suspects, identified as 30-year-old Netrapal Singh and 36-year-old Maan Prajapat—also known as Mangalchand or Maan Boxer—were allegedly acting under instructions from Hari Boxer, an associate of Anmol Bishnoi believed to be running gang operations from abroad.
Police sources said the businessman received a threatening message on WhatsApp demanding Rs 10 crore last week. A cyber investigation was launched, leading to the arrest of the two accused.
Officers recovered two mobile phones suspected to have been used for the extortion call and for contacting Hari Boxer. Netrapal was traced to the Lal Kothi area, while Prajapat was picked up from Amer.
Officials said both men were using Anmol Bishnoi's name to intimidate businessmen and were involved in land grabbing in the city. They were collecting information on potential targets and threatening them by claiming ties to the Bishnoi gang.
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According to police, Prajapat remained in frequent contact with Hari Boxer through social media and used his connections with the gang to strike land deals and extort businessmen.
Netrapal, a resident of Kunda in Amer, was also actively involved in the operation.
DCP (Crime) Kundan Kanwaria said an investigation is underway into the network of organised gangs operating in Jaipur and more arrests are expected. The recent surge in extortion cases and gang activity has put the police on alert.
On Friday, Churu police along with the Anti-Gangster Task Force arrested two men linked to gangsters Rohit Godara and Virendra Charan. The accused—Devkaran alias Deva from Lalasar and Vijay Singh from Churu—were found with two US Army pistols. Police said they were planning to flee abroad using fake passports after committing a major crime. Vijay previously travelled abroad using forged documents created with a Sikar address.
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