Overview
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security informed victims that Anmol Bishnoi was removed from the United States on November 18, and he was taken into NIA custody upon landing in Delhi on November 19.
- NIA officials said he is the 19th accused arrested in their 2022 terror–gangster conspiracy case and will be produced before a Delhi court for further proceedings.
- A Mumbai Police Crime Branch chargesheet names him as the planner of former minister Baba Siddique’s October 2024 killing, citing alleged audio instructions recovered from co-accused.
- Investigators also link him to the April 2024 firing outside Salman Khan’s residence and the 2022 Sidhu Moosewala murder, with agencies tallying about 18 cases against him.
- U.S. authorities detained him in November 2024 for illegal entry, confirmed his identity through FBI DNA and voice matches, and held him at Pottawattamie County jail during immigration proceedings.