Jaipur, Jan. 1 -- A major extortion and illegal money collection network linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang has been exposed, police said, adding that four of its operatives were arrested and nearly Rs.91 lakh in cash along with a luxury SUV was seized in the Raisinghnagar area of Sri Ganganagar district. The action was carried out by the Raisinghnagar police station team under the supervision of senior police officers following specific intelligence inputs. The recovered cash is suspected to be extortion money collected by threatening businessmen, police said. Sri Ganganagar superintendent of police (SP) Amrita Duhan said that the operation was conducted on the night of December 29 during routine patrolling and barricading near Bajuwala. An SUV bearing a Rajasthan registration number was intercepted, and three occupants were detained. On searching the vehicle, police recovered Rs.90,84,900 in cash, which the occupants failed to account for satisfactorily. She said the arrested people were initially found to be acting as carriers. Further investigation revealed that the money was being transported from Jodhpur to Raisinghnagar for onward delivery to gang operatives. Subsequent questioning led to the arrest of a fourth accused and helped police uncover links to key operatives associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi and Arju Bishnoi gangs. Duhan said special teams have been constituted to trace the wider network and identify other gang members involved in extortion and illegal collections. She said the seized amount was extorted from traders by issuing death threats and was being routed through relatives and associates to avoid detection. The bust could lead to further disclosures about the gang's interstate extortion racket. Investigations are ongoing, and more arrests are likely. Police investigations revealed that Sahil alias Shanti and Akshay were working for Arju Bishnoi and the Lawrence gang. They allegedly formed an organised criminal gang and extorted money by threatening people with death. The extortion amount was routed to Kuldeep Kumar and his son Yogesh through Manish Bishnoi, a resident of Suratgarh. From there, the money was transferred to associates of Arju Bishnoi and Sahil alias Shanti through online and offline channels to help gang members evade arrest and procure weapons. The probe found that the seized illegal cash was extortion money collected by Arju Bishnoi and Sahil alias Shanti. Several accused-including Akshay, Yogesh, Kuldeep, Aman, Ramswaroop, Baljinder alias Vinod Bhadu, Jaipal Jandu, Jaymal Jandu, Manish Bishnoi, Ghanshyam Bishnoi and Manish Sharma-allegedly collaborated in different ways, hatched a criminal conspiracy, and carried out extortion and protection rackets by issuing death threats. Based on the findings, a case was registered at Raisinghnagar police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the investigation was handed over to the Rapid Investigation Team, Sri Ganganagar. Following further investigation, four accused-Kuldeep Kumar (50), Aman Kumar (20), Ramswaroop (38) and Yogesh Kumar (32)-were arrested. Further investigation is underway, with police expecting crucial leads related to the Lawrence gang's extortion and illegal recovery network....