Overview
- U.S. immigration officers detained Anmol Bishnoi in Los Angeles over fake travel documents, DHS coordinated his deportation, and he is being taken into Indian custody in Delhi.
- Investigators say he is wanted as a conspirator in the Baba Siddique murder, claimed involvement in gunfire outside Salman Khan’s residence, and is charged in the Sidhu Moosewala case; the NIA had listed him most-wanted with a ₹10 lakh reward under UAPA cases.
- Security dossiers allege he ran extortion operations and routed proceeds overseas via hawala into sports leagues, real estate and nightlife, with ED raids and asset seizures reported against associates.
- In Gujarat’s Sabarmati Central Jail, inmates assaulted ISKP-linked detainee Dr. Ahmad after his Nov. 8 arrest in an alleged ricin plot, prompting an ATS investigation and a review of security protocols.
- Parallel probes include NIA, Delhi Police and J&K CIK actions into alleged misuse of zakat and recruitment networks, seizures tied to Al Falah University, arrests of Dr. Umar Farooq Bhat and his wife in Srinagar, and scrutiny of Dr. Shahin’s finances alongside the cancellation of her medical registration.