The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested Anmol Bishnoi, brother and close aide of dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, following his deportation from the United States to India.

Absconding since 2022, Anmol is the 19th accused to be arrested in connection with the terror-syndicate led by his jailed brother.

He faces at least 18 criminal cases in India, including the conspiracy to murder former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, the April 2024 firing outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's Bandra residence, and the May 2022 killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

A Punjab Police special investigation team (SIT) had earlier stated that Anmol was a conspirator in Moosewala’s murder and had fled India using a fake passport just weeks before the killing.

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