On September 5, 2011, Raju Pargai and Amit Arya were killed at the Nepal border of Uttarakhand.
[1] The Uttarakhand police arrested Lucky Bisht in connection with the killings.
[2][3] Pargai and Arya had a history of criminal involvement, including murder, kidnapping, and extortion.
Intelligence reports suggested their involvement in the illegal arms trade, playing a significant role in facilitating transportation of weapons from Nepal into India.
Bisht was eventually acquitted by the court, on the grounds of insufficient evidence.