Lawrence Bishnoi is an Indian gangster who is known for being a part of the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in 2022 and threatening to kill Salman Khan in 2018 for blackbuck hunting.He was born in a Punjabi family, but his mother named him Lawrence (Lawrence is a Christian name that means shining) because he had fair skin when he was born. When he was a child, he was fondly called Milky because of his bright colour complexion. His father worked as a police constable, but later left the job and started doing farming. Reportedly, he possesses ancestral land worth about Rs. 7.20 crores. [13]Dainik Bhaskar.He was interested in sports since childhood. While studying in college, he used to practice wrestling in an akhara behind Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh. [14]The Indian Express.While he was in college, he was a student leader of the Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU). He fought the elections for the college president, but could not win the elections, which led to rivalry between him and the opposition party. Once, he open fired on the opposite group, because of which, a case was registered against him in 2011. Lawrence Bishnoi as the president of SOPU.Reportedly, gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuri is Bishnois guru. Lawrence Bishnoi with his guru Jaggu Bhagwanpuri.In 2010, while giving an exam, he was caught copying from a chit. When the invigilator tried to take away his answer sheet, he jumped out of a window from the first story building along with his answer sheet. In an interview, his teachers said that he was an aggressive student who would often get into heated arguments with them. When he was arrested for open firing in college, he appeared for exams, where he was brought handcuffed to the examination centre.In 2015, he escaped Punjab police when they were taking him to present in the court. He went to Nepal and returned back to Punjab with weapons. After a few months, he was again caught by police. Lawrence Bishnoi during college days when he got arrested.According to jail authorities, he often chants Sukhmani Sahib every morning. [15]The Indian Express.In 2018, his mother, Sunita filed nomination papers for sarpanch elections 2018.In 2019, one of the members of Bishnois group, Ankit Bhadu, was encountered by the police in Zirakpur who had held a girl hostage not to get arrested by the police. [16]Business Standard.