Bishnoi's brother Anmol detained in US, say officials

Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and largely considered the person running the criminal empire, has likely been detained by US authorities in California, officials in Indian agencies familiar with the information said on Monday.

- Neeraj Chauhan

They added that they do not have an official confirmation yet.

"We have learnt from our sources that Anmol Bishnoi, who was running gang's activities along with Goldy Brar and was operating from the US, has been detained in California about four-five days back. We are trying to get more details through official channels," said an officer, who asked not to be named. This person added that Anmol was last located in California's Fresno city - it is not immediately known if he was detained in Fresno itself.

This is second major detention of wanted gangsters - after Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla's detention in Canada late last month.

Indian officials were trying to ascertain the circumstances under which Anmol Bishnoi was purportedly caught.