Sachin Bishnoi, alias Sachin Thappan, who was extradited from Azerbaijan in August in connection with the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, stayed with the gang members even before executing the murder plan, sources in investigating agency have revealed. At the behest of jailed gangster Lawrance Bishnoi,  a farmhouse in Ayodhya was used by shooters for several days, where they practiced firing with their imported high end weapons. The farmhouse belonged to a local leader named Vikas Singh.

Investigating agencies have now begun to identify the Bishnoi gang’s associates in Uttar Pradesh. Delhi Police will take Thapan to Ayodhya to probe the case for further probe. Bishnoi, who is the relative of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is believed to be one of the main conspirators behind the murder of the Punjabi singer, which occurred in May of the previous year. Sachin hails from Fazilka in Punjab.