National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 25 arrested an alleged key aide of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, identified as Vikramjeet Singh alias Vikram Brar, after his deportation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India, reports NIA. Brar was involved in the killing of Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moosewala on May 29, 2022, besides targeted killings, smuggling of weapons and extortion in India with the help of gangsters, the NIA statement reads. It is alleged that Vikram Brar was running a “communications control room [CCR]” for the Bishnoi syndicate from the UAE which facilitated calls of Bishnoi and Goldy Brar and on their directions, he also made extortion calls to various people.