Mohali, Oct. 4 -- A local court acquitted gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and three others in a 2022 Arms Act case, while convicting one accused, Sonu of Meerut, for illegal possession of firearms.

The case was registered at Sohana police station on November 19, 2022, after ASI Gurpratap Singh received a tip-off about Sonu, a proclaimed offender in multiple robbery cases across Punjab, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh. He was arrested near TDI City, Landran, with a bag containing four pistols (.32 bore), one pistol (.315 bore), and ammunition.

Later, disclosures led to the arrest of others including Deepak Pundir alias Deepu, Bikramjit Singh, and Aseem alias Hashem Baba. However, the court ruled that custodial statements without corroborating evid...