NIA announces bounty of Rs 10 lakh on Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother

Anmol Bishnoi’s brother Lawrence Bishnoi is currently lodged in a jail in Gujarat’s Sabarmati (Image: X)

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a bounty of Rs 10 lakh for information leading to arrest of Anmol Bishnoi, brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Anmol Bishnoi is being investigated by the agency for his alleged role in a firing incident that occurred outside actor Salman Khan's home in Mumbai in April.

Reportedly, he has also been put on the terror agency’s most wanted list.

Anmol Bishnoi is believed to be living in Canada and makes frequent visits to the United States, according to several reports. He is also allegedly said to be behind the murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique.

Siddique died in Mumbai on October 12.

Recently, a Mumbai court denied bail to one of the two accused involved in the firing incident outside Khan's residence, saying they did so with the "intention or knowledge" to kill Khan on Anmol Bishnoi's instigation.

Both Anmol Bishnoi and Lawrence Bishnoi, who hail from Fazilka in Punjab, have been shown as wanted accused in the case.

Anmol Bishnoi’s brother Lawrence Bishnoi is currently lodged in a jail in Gujarat’s Sabarmati. A lookout circular was also issued in April against Anmol Bishnoi, who had claimed responsibility for the firing incident outside Khan's residence.

An FIR was also registered by the NIA against nine accused, including both the Bishnoi brothers, in August 2022 for being part of a conspiracy to "raise funds, recruit youth to carry out terrorist acts in the Union Territory of Delhi and other parts of the country" besides "targeted killings of prominent persons".