Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother Anmol arrested in US, accused of high-profile crimes

New Delhi: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother Anmol Bishnoi has been arrested in the US. According to sources, Anmol has been detained in California. US officials had confirmed Anmol’s presence in their country some time ago. After this, the Mumbai Police had sent a proposal for the extradition of Anmol Bishnoi. This development has come to light a few days after this. Anmol Bishnoi has been named as an accused in some high-profile crimes including firing outside Salman Khan’s house and Baba Siddiqui murder case.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently announced a reward of ₹10 lakh to anyone providing information about Anmol Bishnoi. The NIA has filed a chargesheet against Anmol Bishnoi in two cases registered in 2022. Last month, the Mumbai Police Crime Branch filed a petition in the Special MCOCA Court (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act- MCOCA) saying that it wanted to start the extradition process of fugitive criminal Anmol Bishnoi.

Lawrence and Anmol Bishnoi have been declared wanted by the Mumbai Police in the case of firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartments in Bandra area on April 14. In the charge sheet filed in this case, the police have named Lawrence Bishnoi and Anmol Bishnoi as accused. Anmol Bishnoi had taken responsibility for the firing incident outside Salman Khan’s residence, after which a lookout circular was issued against him.

Both the brothers are also accused in the murder case of NCP leader and former MLA Baba Siddiqui, who was shot dead by three gunmen near the office of his MLA-son Zeeshan Siddiqui on October 12. Mumbai Crime Branch investigation has revealed that after the murder of Baba Siddiqui, a big leader from Pune was also on the radar of Bishnoi gang. Recently, the Tihar Jail administration had increased security around Aftab Poonawala, the accused arrested in the Shraddha Walker murder case, as during the investigation of Baba Siddiqui murder case it was revealed that the Bishnoi gang was planning to target Aftab Poonawala.

Anmol Bishnoi alias Bhanu is also accused in the murder of singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala. In the year 2023, the agency had filed a chargesheet against him. According to the report, he fled from India on a fake passport. He allegedly keeps changing his hideouts and was seen in Kenya last year and Canada this year. According to a news report, he has 18 criminal cases registered against him and has served sentence in Jodhpur jail. He was released on bail on 7 October 2021.

Lawrence’s younger brother Anmol Bishnoi and his relative Sachin Bishnoi play an important role in operating the gang. While Lawrence Bishnoi is behind bars, Anmol now takes the responsibility to ensure that the gang does not face any problems, especially in financial matters. According to investigation reports, Lawrence’s relative Sachin Bishnoi played an important role in planning and executing the Sidhu Moosewala murder case. He is currently absconding and is believed to be hiding in another country, and is working for the gang from there.