The crime branch of Mumbai Police has initiated extradition proceedings to bring back Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, wanted in the firing case outside actor Salman Khan’s house from the United States.

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

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, along with a red corner notice to search for him abroad. A red corner notice is a request made by an Interpol member state to find and arrest a wanted criminal.

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

“The special MCOCA court approved its application from the Crime Branch on October 16 and the police are expected to receive the documents soon. For further action, the Mumbai crime branch has sent a request to the central government for 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, the brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Anmol is charged in two NIA cases registered in 2022. He is also wanted in connection with a shooting incident outside Salman Khan’s residence earlier this year.

Anmol’s name has cropped up in several cases, including the murder of Punjabi singer and politician Sidhu Moosewala in 2022, the firing outside actor Salman Khan’s Bandra residence in April, and the murder of politician Baba Siddique at the beginning of the month.

Chargesheets were filed against Anmol Bishnoi, a native of Fazilka in Punjab, in two cases registered by the NIA in 2022 and he fled India on a fake passport last year. It is believed to be in Canada.

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

(With contribution from agencies)