NEW DELHI: Anmol Bishnoi, younger brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is learnt to have been detained in Sacramento, US, early on Sunday. The FBI is learnt to be in the process of verifying his identity, possibly through a voice sample or a DNA match, sources said.
US agency officials, who earlier this month confirmed his presence in America, are in touch with Indian agencies for the follow-up processes including his deportation. Anmol, who has a red notice issued against him by Interpol, is accused in several high-profile cases, including the recent murder of Baba Siddique and the firing outside Salman Khan’s residence.
A Facebook account purportedly belonging to Anmol’s had in April this year claimed responsibility for the shooting incident outside Salman Khan’s residence. Subsequently, cops chanced upon an audio recording of a conversation purportedly between Anmol and Vicky Gupta, one of the shooters involved in the incident. Anmol has also been accused of providing arms and logistical support to the shooters of Sidhu Moosewala who was killed on May 29, 2022. Anmol had left the country on a forged passport in April, a month before the singer was targeted.
Anmol faces 18 cases, named in 2 NIA chargesheets
A Facebook account purportedly belonging to Anmol Bishnoi’s had in April this year claimed responsibility for the shooting incident outside Salman Khan’s residence. Subsequently, cops chanced upon an audio recording of a conversation purportedly between Anmol and Vicky Gupta, one of the shooters involved in the incident.
Anmol has also been accused of providing arms and logistical support to the shooters of late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala who was killed on May 29, 2022. Anmol had left the country on a forged passport in April, 2022, a month before the singer was targeted. He had since been living in California along with his associates Goldy Brar and others.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) had in Oct announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh on Anmol, shortly after his alleged role emerged in Baba Siddique’s murder. Mumbai police has approached the court to initiate the process for Anmol’s extradition and also sent a communication to ministry of external affairs through MHA.
Anmol’s notoriety extends to a litany of crimes, with a staggering 18 cases registered against him for a range of offenses, including extortion – the long sheet underscoring his reputation as a formidable figure in the underworld.
Anmol aka Bhanu, a resident of Fazilka in Punjab, is named in two chargesheets filed by NIA in cases registered in 2022. Last year, NIA had filed a chargesheet against almost a dozen individuals, including Lawrence and Anmol. The chargesheet had alleged that the accused were part of a larger criminal conspiracy aimed at unleashing a reign of terror and carrying out targeted assassinations of prominent social and religious heads, film personalities, singers and businessmen.