By: Express Web DeskNovember 19, 2025 02:21 PM IST 2 min readGangster Anmol Bishnoi, the key accused in the October 12, 2024 murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, has been deported from the US and landed at the IGI Airport in New Delhi, a day after a Louisiana court denied his asylum plea. Anmol, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, will likely be taken into custody by the NIA.Security has been tightened at Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport ahead of his arrival. According to a senior police officer, Anmol was flown back along with two others wanted in Punjab.VIDEO | Delhi: Security beefed up at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport ahead of gangster Anmol Bishnoi’s arrival from the US.Bishnoi, a key accused in the murder case of NCP leader Baba Siddique, is being deported to India from the US. Bishnoi is also a wanted… pic.twitter.com/hh1M1b2hMs— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 19, 2025Anmol has several cases pending against him across the country. The Central agencies are, however, focusing on his alleged role in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in May 2022, NCP leader Baba Siddique’s killing last year, firing outside actor Salman Khan’s house, among others.Baba Siddique was known to be a seasoned and flamboyant politician as comfortable crafting a rise in politics as hobnobbing with Bollywood celebrities, many of whom could be seen rubbing shoulders at his highly publicised iftar gatherings. He joined the Indian National Congress as a teenager in 1977 and quickly made a name for himself, becoming the general secretary of the Bandra Taluka Youth Congress in 1980. Within two years, he was elected its president. By 1988, he had risen to the position of president of the Mumbai Youth Congress and was elected as a councillor in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in 1992. From 2004 to 2008, Baba Siddique served as the Maharashtra Minister of State for Food & Civil Supplies, Labour, FDA, and Consumer Protection in the Congress-NCP government.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Mumbaimurder