Ex-RAW official Vikas Yadav was reportedly arrested by Delhi Police for extortion using Lawrence Bishnoi's name

Where is Vikas Yadav, the former CRPF officer, who has been declared a fugitive by the FBI in the US for his alleged involvement in the plot to kill Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun? Ever since the US on Thursday charged him in the case and revealed his identity, the only official information from authorities in India was that he is no longer a government employee and that his whereabouts are unknown. There were also some reports that he might have been arrested.

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Arrested for kidnapping, extortion

New information emerging on Yadav claims that he was, in fact, arrested, but in a different case. According to an Indian Express report, Yadav was arrested by the Delhi Police Anti-Terror Wing Special Cell last year on charges of extortion and kidnapping. He was arrested in December, just a few weeks after US investigators listed him as CC1 in the failed murder-for-hire plot. Yadav was granted bail in April this year.

Also read: Who is Vikas Yadav, the former RAW officer listed as 'wanted' by FBI in Pannun assassination plot?

Used Lawrence Bishnoi's name to threaten

According to News18, Yadav and his associate kidnapped a man, identified as Raj Kumar Walia, a resident of Delhi's Rohini. In his complaint, Walia claimed that Yadav told him there was a serious threat to him and asked him to meet near the NIA office in Delhi on 11 December.

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But when he reached there, Walia was pushed into a car by Yadav's associate, identified as Abdullah. The duo then allegedly tortured the complainant, demanding money, and even used the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to threaten him.

Walia claimed that he was let go after they took a bank chequebook from his caf¨¦ and obtained his signature on blank cheques. Walia also claimed that the accused had taken away Rs 50,000 from his caf¨¦ and deleted all CCTV visuals there.

Also read: Can ex-RAW official Vikas Yadav be extradited to the US?

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Yadav's father worked with BSF

The FIR registered in the kidnapping case also revealed some personal details about Yadav. According to Yadav, his father worked with the Border Security Force and died in 2007. Yadav got married in 2015.

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