Overview
- A special MCOCA court in Mumbai on November 26 formally framed charges, shifting the 2024 case into the trial phase.
- Charges name Vickykumar Gupta and Sagarkumar Pal as the alleged shooters, along with Sonukumar Bishnoi, Rafiq Sardar Choudhari and Harpal Singh.
- The order cites an organised-crime conspiracy under Lawrence Bishnoi, alleging an intent to kill and to create public fear, with recce and video surveillance conducted near the residence.
- Lawrence Bishnoi, his brother Anmol Bishnoi and Ravtaram Swami are listed as wanted accused, with Lawrence lodged in a Gujarat jail and Anmol recently deported from the US and in NIA custody.
- The arrested accused pleaded not guilty and remain in judicial custody after earlier bail rejections, while a co-accused, Anujkumar Thapa, reportedly died by suicide in police lock-up in May 2024.