Heroin smuggling case: NIA files charge sheet against Lawrence Bishnoi

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet on Thursday against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in a case involving the seizure of around 39 kg heroin by the Gujarat Police, officials said.

The agency filed the supplementary charge sheet in a special court under Indian Penal Code sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence), 465 (forgery) and 471 (fraud), besides provisions of the Information Technology Act, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, they said.

The Ahmedabad Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) registered an FIR in the matter initially on September 15, 2022.