‘Wanted’ Anmol Bishnoi to be extradited to India, was accused in Baba Siddiquie’s killing

In a major step into the murder probe of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique, Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi will be extradited from US to India, as per reports.

Anmol Bishnoi is an accused in several criminal cases, including the conspiracy to attack the house of actor Salman Khan.

Mumbai Police had declared gangster Anmol Bishnoi a ‘wanted accused’ and slapped the draconian Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against 26 others involved in the killing, in November 2024. 

Police were on the lookout for three other fugitives including Anmol Bishnoi – the younger brother of jailed mafia leader Lawrence Bishnoi.

“The provisions of the MCOCA, 1999, have been invoked in this (Siddique murder) case. The investigation is ongoing. As of now, 26 accused have been arrested, while three accused – Anmol Bishnoi, Shubham Rameshwar Lonkar, and Zishan Mohammad Akhtar — are wanted accused in the case,” police officials had said.

Anmol Bishnoi, 26, who was holed up in the US, was arrested by the local US law enforcers last year. Back then, he was detained at the Pottawattamie County Jail in Iowa State.

On October 12, 2024, Siddique (66), a senior NCP leader and ex-Congress Minister having close links with Bollywood and business circles, was shot dead outside his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Bandra East, at the height of the Dassehra Day celebrations, sparking a national political furore.

Initially, the Nirmal Nagar Police Station registered an FIR on the incident, and subsequently, the Crime Branch-CID also joined the investigations.

The police had filed the case under BNS Sections 103(1), 109, 125, and 3(5), read with Sections 3, 5, 25, and 27 of the Arms Act and Sections 37 and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act (MPA), and additional charges under MCOCA.

Besides the Siddique killing, the Bishnois have also been allegedly involved in the multiple death threats to Bollywood legend Salim Khan and his actor son Salman Khan, besides a firing carried out at their Bandra home on April 14.

(with inputs from syndicated feed)