New Delhi, March 6 -- Delhi's Saket Court on Friday discharged Lawrence Bishnoi and two others in a case related to an alleged bid to extort Rs 1 crore from a lawyer. The court noted that there was no evidence against the accused except their own disclosure statements.

The case pertains to firing and extortion calls, following an FIR lodged by Delhi Police in April 2023. After completing the investigation, the Delhi Police Crime Branch had filed a charge sheet against Lawrence Bishnoi, Haren Sarapdadiya, and Ashish Sharma.

Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Nupur Gupta discharged the trio from the offence of extortion and related charges.

The court observed that the complainant had not alleged any delivery of property under threat, nor wa...