NIA gets custody of Anmol Bishnoi for 7 more days

The order remanding Bishnoi to custody was passed by Special Judge (NIA) Prashant Sharma of Patiala House Court. The hearing was held at the NIA headquarters after Bishnoi, through his counsel, Advocate Rajani, moved a plea claiming threat to his life and seeking protection from court.

In his plea, Bishnoi claimed that certain social media accounts are uploading posts, threatening to kill him. He claimed that the said account users are purportedly issuing open threats on his life and hence, he needed adequate protection.

The application sought the court’s directions to increase his security while he is being transported from the NIA headquarters to the court, stating that a bullet proof vehicle and jacket shall be provided to him during the transit.