According to media reports, Anmol Bishnoi, brother of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was arrested in California, United States.

This development comes weeks after the Mumbai Police crime branch informed the special MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act) court of their intention to initiate the extradition process of Anmol Bishnoi.

He is wanted in the murder case of NCP leader Baba Siddique, who was shot dead near the office of his son MLA Zeeshan Siddique on October 12. The police detained all 3 attackers involved in the murder.

Anmol and Lawrence Bishnoi are among the suspects wanted in the shooting incident that took place in front of Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence, Galaxy Apartment, in Mumbai’s Bandra district on April 14. Both brothers are listed as accused in the police charge sheet.

Anmol Bishnoi is facing multiple legal charges, including two cases filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and 18 other criminal cases. NIA had earlier announced a reward of ₹ 10 lakh for information leading to his arrest.

In a related development, Aftab Poonawala, who is accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar in 2022, is reportedly on the target list of the Bishnoi gang.

According to Mumbai Police officials investigating Baba Siddique’s murder, Shivkumar Gautam, the alleged main hitman in the case, disclosed that Bishnoi gang member Shubham Lonkar had discussed plans to attack Poonawala.

(With input from institutions)