Lawrence Bishnoi

From a high-security Indian prison, Lawrence Bishnoi is accused of commanding a criminal network that stretches across continents — and now, of orchestrating terror acts from behind bars.

The 32-year-old, already notorious in India for extortion, murder, and gang violence, is serving time in Gujarat’s Sabarmati Jail. Yet authorities allege that Bishnoi continues to run his syndicate through smuggled smartphones and encrypted communication.

Once a feared gangster, Bishnoi has now been branded the face of a designated terrorist organization in Canada. Ottawa’s Public Safety Minister, Gary Anandasangaree, said on Monday that Bishnoi’s gang had targeted “specific communities for terror, violence …