A day after Punjab Police alleged that gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar were behind the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, the Tihar Prison officials on Monday conducted a search of the cells in the prison.Sources said that during the search in the high-risk cell inside jail number 8, where Lawrence Bishnoi is lodged, some prohibited items were recovered by the prison authorities.

The Special Cell of Delhi Police along with the Tihar Jail administration conducted searches in the cells of Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Sampat Nehra in connection with Moosewala’s murder. The officials, however, found no mobile phones during the searches.

Meanwhile, authorities are also conducting a probe to find out if Bishnoi had contacted Brar from the prison. Prison officials said that officers of the Punjab Police were likely to visit Tihar Jail and take Bishnoi’s custody.

The prison department was yet to receive any intimation from Punjab. How Bishnoi got in touch with Brar and planned the hits from inside the jail, will be probed.

A phone number has been traced to the Tihar Jail, in this connection. A few days ago, a criminal namely Shahrukh was arrested by police. He was using a messaging app to communicate with gangster Goldy Brar.

Lawrence Bishnoi and his aides, and Kala Jathedi and Kala Rana are being questioned by Delhi Police Special Cell, in connection with Sidhu Moosewala's murder. Bishnoi, one of the top gangsters of North India, faces murder, robbery and extortion cases in Delhi, Rajasthan, and Punjab.

His close associate Sampat Nehra was arrested in 2018 for plotting to kill actor Salman Khan. Delhi-based gangster Kala Jathedi is also one of Bishnoi’s close associates. Jathedi was most wanted man in Delhi until his arrest last year.