Delhi court orders framing charges against Lawrence Bishnoi, 19 others in 2021 case

NEW DELHI: (Apr 21) Setting the stage for trial, a Delhi court on Tuesday ordered framing of charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and 19 others in a 2021 case.

Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma ordered framing charges against Bishnoi and others under sections 3 (organised crime) and 4 (holding unaccountable wealth on behalf of a member of an organised crime syndicate), along with the Arms Act and the Explosives Act.

The matter has been posted for formal framing of charges on April 30.