New Delhi : Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and an accused in the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, was brought back to India after being deported from the United States. Anmol, who hails from Fazilka in Punjab, is among 200 Indian nationals, including two fugitives wanted in Punjab, being sent back by the US.
The agencies are focusing on his alleged role in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala in 2022, NCP leader Baba Siddique’s killing in 2024, and the firing outside Salman Khan’s Mumbai residence. Anmol is suspected of having fled on a fake passport after Moose Wala’s killing in 2022. His luck ran out after he was detained in the US last year, and his asylum application was turned down by a court last week.
India formally requested Anmol’s extradition in January last year after the NIA filed a chargesheet against him in 2023. The NIA alleged that he assisted another wanted gangster, Goldy Brar, and Lawrence Bishnoi in terror-related activities between 2020 and 2023.
According to senior intelligence officials, Anmol’s return is the result of new immigration rules introduced under US President Donald Trump. The revised policy mandates the immediate detention of any illegal immigrant after the first rejection of their asylum or immigration petition — unlike the previous Biden-era system that allowed applicants to file fresh petitions and remain free during review, often delaying deportations for years.
Under the new rules, detainees remain in custody, and immigration courts prioritise their cases, reducing deportation timelines from nearly a decade to roughly 18 months. Anmol Bishnoi has been in US detention for about 1.5 years, and officials say his case moved swiftly under this accelerated process. They emphasise that the policy applies to all illegal immigrants, not just Indians.
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