Overview

• Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Lavi Pal, also known as Rahul Saini, following an armed encounter in Bijnor during which he sustained a leg injury.
• Lavi Pal is accused of masterminding the abductions of actor Mushtaq Khan in November and comedian Sunil Pal in December, both lured under the pretense of event invitations.
• Mushtaq Khan managed to escape captivity within a day, while Sunil Pal was released after the gang extorted ₹8 lakh in ransom from him.
• Authorities have recovered a country-made pistol, ammunition, and ₹35,050 from Lavi Pal, with plans to charge him under the Gangster Act and seize assets acquired through criminal activities.
• Six other gang members have already been arrested, while police are interrogating Pal to uncover further details about the group’s operations and potential targets in the film industry.