Mumbai Police’s crime branch has started extradition proceedings to bring back Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is wanted in the dismissal case outside actor Salman Khan’s house, from the US.

American authorities alerted Mumbai police to the presence of Anmol Bishnoi (25), Lawrence’s younger brother, in their country.

A senior Mumbai police official said the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) court has already issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Anmol Bishnoi as well as a red corner notice to search for him abroad. A red corner notice is a request made by an Interpol member state to track down and arrest a wanted criminal.

A Crime Branch official said that apart from the warrant, the police need certified copies of court documents to formalize the extradition process, ANI reported.

“The special MCOCA court approved his application to the Crime Branch on October 16 and the police are expected to get the documents soon. For further action, the Mumbai Crime Branch has sent a request to the Central Government for the extradition of Anmol Bishnoi,” the official added.

On October 25, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for the arrest of Anmol Bishnoi, brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Anmol is an accused in two NIA cases registered in 2022. He is also wanted in connection with a shooting incident that took place outside Salman Khan’s residence earlier this year.

Anmol’s name has come up in several cases, including the killing of Punjabi singer and politician Sidhu Moosewala in 2022, the shooting outside actor Salman Khan’s residence in Bandra in April and the killing of politician Baba Siddique earlier this month.

Chargesheets have been filed against Anmol Bishnoi, who is from Fazilka in Punjab, in two cases registered by the NIA in 2022 and fled India on a fake passport last year. He is believed to be in Canada.

Anmol has at least 18 cases against him and allegedly provided arms and logistical support to the men who shot Sidhu Moosewala near his village Moosa in Punjab’s Mansa district on June 29, 2022.

(With contributions from agencies)