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Rajasthan Police Arrest Three Over ‘Lawrence’ Jackets, Detain Two in Jodhpur

Officers pledge further action under headquarters orders to curb gangster glorification.

Overview

  • Kotputli-Behror police arrested Krishna alias Guddu (38), Sanjay Saini (31), and Sureshchand Sharma (50) at City Plaza in Kotputli and seized 35 jackets bearing the name “Lawrence.”
  • In a separate step reported from Jodhpur, Boranada police detained two people who promoted the jackets on social media and recovered six items from a local shop.
  • Officials said the hooded black-and-orange replicas mirror a jacket seen in a resurfaced 2017–2018 photo of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi that recently went viral on Instagram.
  • The district superintendent said such merchandise glorifies criminal figures and misleads youth, with enforcement continuing under directives from police headquarters.
  • An inquiry is underway to trace other sellers and promoters, following earlier actions that led e-commerce platforms to remove gangster-themed apparel.