Can Anmol Bishnoi, brother of Lawrence Bishnoi, detained in US be extradited to India?

India has launched efforts to extradite Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of jailed Lawrence Bishnoi, who has reportedly been detained in the US. Anmol, who is wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Mumbai Police in connection with several high-profile cases, including the murder of Baba Siddique and the shooting outside actor Salman Khan's residence, was detained in Sacramento early on Sunday.??

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Anmol Bishnoi fled India in April 2022

Anmol, who was believed to be living in Canada and making regular trips to the US, has been leading the Bishnoi gang operations along with Goldy Brar in the absence of Lawrence, who has been in jail since 2015.??

The 25-year-old who was directly involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in May 2022, fled the country on a forged passport a month before the assassination.??

Also read:?Who is Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of Lawrence Bishnoi?

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Earlier this month, the Mumbai Police had sent a proposal to the Centre for the extradition of Anmol Bishnoi after the US authorities informed them about his presence in the country.??

US yet to confirm Anmol's detention

Though he has been detained, the US has not officially acknowledged the same and is likely to do so only after the FBI establishes his identity through voice sampling or a DNA match.??

India US extradition treaty?

India and the US have an Extradition Treaty that was signed in June 1997 for extradition and criminal assistance between the two countries, and it came into effect in July 1999.? ??

Also read:?What India-US Extradition Treaty says

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What?State Department said

The US State Department on Monday declined to comment on the potential deportation of Anmol Bishnoi, stating that the matter falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI.??

"It would be appropriate, if anyone is going to comment on such a report, it would be the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, not the State Department. I prefaced it that way because they may decline to comment, but I certainly am not going to comment on something that falls within their jurisdiction," US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said.??

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