Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is wanted in several criminal cases, has been deported to India from the US.
The gangster, a key accused in the murder cases of former minister Baba Siddique and Punjabi singer Siddhu Moosewala, may arrive on Wednesday.
He was arrested in the US in November 2024, after the Mumbai Police sent a proposal for his extradition. The authorities in America had informed the police about his presence in their country.
Siddique (66), a former Maharashtra minister and the Nationalist Congress Party leader, was shot dead by three assailants outside his son Zeeshan's office at Nirmal Nagar in Mumbai's Bandra East, on the night of 12 October 2024.
Speaking to PTI, Zeeshan said that the family had contacted all the justice-related departments in the US and had registered themselves as a victim family.
“We got an e-mail today that Anmol Bishnoi has been ousted from the United States of America. Now the question is whether he is coming to India or anywhere else. I request the central, state governments to make follow-up in the case, because he is a threat to the entire society,” said Siddique.
Last month, Canada listed the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a ‘terrorist group’.
Who is Anmol Bishnoi?
— Anmol Bishnoi is the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
— The gangster is facing multiple criminal charges such as extortion and murder.
— The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court had issued a non-bailable warrant for Anmol Bishnoi's arrest.
— Anmol is also wanted in connection with the 2024 shooting incident outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence.
— He has been under the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) radar for two cases registered in 2022.
— The NIA had announced a reward of ₹10 lakh for information leading to his arrest.
Bishnoi's key aide arrested
Last month, the Ambala Unit of Haryana's Special Task Force arrested Lakhwinder Singh, alias Lakha, a close associate of Lawrence Bishnoi and Anmol Bishnoi.
The accused, a resident of Titram village in Kaithal district, was deported from the United States of America. He has serious criminal cases registered in Sonipat, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar and Kaithal and was involved in around a dozen cases of extortion and firing incidents.
