Baba Siddique murder case: Key accused Anmol Bishnoi being deported from US

Gangster Anmol Bishnoi, a key accused in the murder case of NCP leader Baba Siddique, is being deported to India from the US, a police official said here on Tuesday, 18 November.

Bishnoi, also wanted in the case related to a firing on Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence in April 2024, is expected to land in Delhi on Wednesday, 19 November, he added.

Mumbai Police had sent two proposals about his extradition, the official said, adding there are multiple cases registered against the gangster across the country, and the Union government will decide which agency will get his custody first.

Earlier this month, investigating agencies had got information that Bishnoi, who kept moving between the United States and Canada, had been detained in Canada.

He was reportedly carrying a Russian passport, procured on the basis of a forged document, the official said.

NCP leader and Baba Siddique's son Zeeshan Siddique told PTI that he had received an email saying Anmol Bishnoi had been "removed" from the United States. "This means he is not in the United States and should be brought to India and tried for his crimes, " the former MLA added.

Baba Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead on the night of 12 October 2024, in front of his son Zeeshan's office in Bandra. Several persons related to the gang headed by Lawrence Bishnoi, Anmol's elder brother who is in prison, have been arrested in connection with the murder.