From Amritsar to Mumbai: How Two Women Became Couriers in the Bishnoi Gang’s Plot

NEW DELHI — The Delhi Police Special Cell has dismantled a crucial arms supply network linked to the recent firing on Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai, arresting four suspects, including two women identified as Radha (23) and Babita (23).

The arrests have peeled back the layers of a sophisticated, inter-state weapon smuggling operation allegedly orchestrated by the Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate.

Investigators allege that the operation was masterminded by Kunal (21), a man recently released from Sonipat jail, who was assisted by 19-year-old Sumit.

According to police sources, Kunal persuaded his girlfriend, Radha, and her companion, Babita, to act as couriers for the illicit cargo.

The weapon—a pistol and accompanying ammunition—was allegedly retrieved from a secret "dead letter box" or covert arms drop location in Amritsar, highlighting the gang's use of decentralized, contactless handoff methods to evade police surveillance.

For their role in the high-stakes delivery, Radha and Babita were reportedly paid between ₹10,000 and ₹12,000.

The duo successfully transported the firearm to Mumbai, where it was eventually handed over to the shooters who targeted Shroff’s vehicle in Juhu.

Following the attack, the women attempted to flee the city, boarding the Dadar-Haridwar Express on October 18.

However, acting on intelligence and tracking their movements, the Special Cell intercepted and arrested them at the New Delhi Railway Station on October 20.

Law enforcement experts note that the utilization of female couriers is a calculated tactic by organized crime syndicates to exploit security blind spots.

Women are often subjected to less rigorous physical frisking and secondary screening at transit hubs compared to men, making them ideal mules for smuggling contraband like firearms and narcotics.

Furthermore, the use of romantic or familial ties—such as Kunal leveraging his relationship with Radha—demonstrates how gangs manipulate personal bonds to ensure loyalty and maintain operational secrecy.

As the four accused were formally remanded to police custody by a Delhi court, investigations are now pivoting toward the upstream suppliers in Punjab and the broader financial trail funding the Bishnoi gang's operations.

The unraveling of this "dead letter box" network not only solves the mystery of the pistol used in the Tiger Shroff attack but also exposes the vulnerabilities in India's inter-state transit security that syndicates continue to exploit.