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New Delhi: The Delhi court on Saturday extended the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of recently deported gangster Anmol Bishnoi by another seven days. The high-profile accused, wanted in high-profile cases including the murder of an NCP leader and a firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's residence, will remain in NIA custody until December 5.
The custody extension was granted by Special Judge Prashant Sharma following an unusual hearing held under stringent security measures, not in a conventional courtroom, but within the NIA headquarters itself. This venue was necessitated by an application filed by Anmol Bishnoi, citing a credible threat to his life. The court, prioritising his safety during judicial proceedings, agreed to conduct the hearing within the agency’s secure premises.
He was "removed" from the United States on November 18, after having been detained there last year. His journey back to India concluded on November 19, upon which he was immediately arrested by the NIA and initially remanded to 11-day custody by Delhi’s Patiala House Court.
The gangster's rap sheet is extensive, with 31 cases registered against him across the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, and Maharashtra. He is a prime suspect in some of India’s most notorious recent crimes. These include the shocking daylight murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique, who was gunned down on October 12, 2024.
Anmol Bishnoi is also implicated in the April 2024 firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s home, an incident that sent shockwaves through Mumbai. Perhaps most infamously, Anmol's name surfaced in the 2022 murder of Punjabi singer and politician Sidhu Moosewala, where he is alleged to have played a crucial role in providing weapons and logistical support to the assailants.
Anmol is the younger brother of incarcerated crime lord Lawrence Bishnoi, who is notorious for allegedly operating a sophisticated global criminal syndicate even from behind prison walls. Anmol himself had gained significant notoriety, earning a spot on the NIA’s most-wanted list, with a substantial Rs 10 lakh reward offered for information leading to his arrest.
