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The security of murder accused Aftab Poonawala was strengthened in Tihar jail after security agencies revealed a death threat to him from persons linked to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, police officers aware of the matter said on Friday.n)..
A senior police officer, not wanting to be named, said gangsters associated with the murder of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddiqui in October were behind the threat..
We received an update from different security agencies that the shooters behind the Siddiqui murder also wanted to target Poonawala in jail..
. Poonawala, 28, was held in 2022 for allegedly murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and chopping her body into more than 30 pieces..
An officer at the Tihar jail also confirmed the development, saying they received information about the threat from multiple sources..
