NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Fugitive Anmol Bishnoi, who is wanted for the murder of NCP neta Baba Siddique, has been deported from the US. Though there was no official confirmation, sources said that he was already en route to India late on Tuesday and was likely to land in Delhi around 10am on Wednesday. The NIA is coordinating the deportation.Anmol may be one of the passengers of a special chartered flight carrying around 200 ‘illegals’, a source said, adding two other wanted fugitives from Punjab may also be on the flight. Confirming his deportation, Zeeshan, son of late Baba Siddique, told TOI he got an official notification from US Department of Homeland Security through email, informing him that Anmol had been “removed” from the US. The email was sent to him through DHS-VINE, a confidential web-based system that provides notifications to registrants who have been affected by crimes committed by an illegal immigrant in US custody.Anmol Bishnoi wanted for murders, extortion With no communication from US authorities to Mumbai police about his whereabouts, Zeeshan Siddiquie had sought information from US officials. The email from the Department of Homeland Security sent to Zeeshan Siddiqui and shared with TOI said, “This email is to inform you ANMOL BISHNOI has been removed from the United States by the federal government. The offender was removed on Nov 18, 2025.”Anmol was held in Sacramento last Nov for illegal entry after which the FBI had confirmed his identity through a DNA and voice sample match. He had sought asylum there while he was lodged at the Pottawattamie County prison in Iowa. The prison facility’s website, accessed by TOI at the time, had his details uploaded and mentioned his name as Anmol Bishnoi. It said he was being investigated by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), which deals with cross-border crime and undocumented immigration in the US.It was the firing incident at actor Salman Khan’s house in April last year that had put Anmol under spotlight. A facebook account, purportedly of Anmol, had in April last year claimed responsibility for the shooting. Subsequently, cops chanced upon an audio recording of a conversation purportedly between Anmol and Vicky Gupta, one of the shooters involved in the incident . Subsequently, Baba Siddique was shot dead on Oct 12 last year outside the Bandra (East) office of his MLA son, Zeeshan. Anmol was named in the chargesheet filed by Mumbai police in this case. Anmol was also accused of providing arms and logistical support to the shooters of Sidhu Moosewala, who was killed on May 29, 2022. Anmol had left the country on a forged passport in the name of Bhanu Pratap in April 2024, a month before the Punjabi singer was targeted. He had since been living in California along with his associates Goldy Brar and others.In Oct 2024, National Investigation Agency had announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh on Anmol, shortly after his alleged role in Siddiquie’s murder. Mumbai police had subsequently approached a court to initiate the process for Anmol’s extradition and also sent a communication to the MEA through MHA. Anmol’s notoriety extends to a litany of crimes, with a staggering 18 cases registered against him for a range of offences, including extortion. A resident of Fazilka in Punjab, Anmol is named in two chargesheets filed by NIA in cases registered in 2022. Last year, NIA had filed a chargesheet against a dozen individuals, including Lawrence and Anmol. The chargesheet alleged the accused were part of a larger conspiracy aimed at unleashing a reign of terror and carrying out targeted assassinations of prominent social and religious leaders, film personalities, singers, and businessmen. Go to Source
