Legal hurdles seem to be keeping Lawrence Bishnoi, the suspected mastermind behind Baba Siddique’s murder and the main accused in the Salman Khan firing case, out of the Mumbai Crime Branch’s custody. Bishnoi is currently lodged in Sabarmati jail in Gujarat. Despite multiple applications, the crime branch has been unable to secure his custody. Bishnoi has already been charged in the firing case, along with five associates, one of whom died in police custody. This raises questions as to why Bishnoi is being protected from facing an investigation in the Salman case firing case.

According to sources, efforts to secure Bishnoi’s custody are ongoing. He is facing multiple charges, including those of murder, drug and weapon smuggling, attempted murder, and extortion, filed by the police in Punjab, Delhi, Gujarat and Mumbai. However, officials are facing difficulties in getting him transferred from Sabarmati Jail due to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs in October last year under Section 268(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). This section allows the state government to prevent the transfer of individuals from prison, overriding orders under Section 267, which grants the power to require the attendance of prisoners.