An eight-minute audio clip featuring a heated conversation between Goldy Brar, a Lawrence Bishnoi gang member, and DSP Bikram Singh Brar of Punjab's AGTF has surfaced. Goldy, wanted for the murder of Sidhu Moose Wala, threatened the DSP for employing informers. Bikram, known for his gallantry, dismissed Goldy's threats, asserting adherence to the law.
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