US forces arrest gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother

Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's brother, Anmol Bishnoi, has reportedly been arrested in the United States (US).

According to Indian media reports, authorities in the US state of California have taken Anmol into custody. "We have received information from sources that Anmol Bishnoi, who runs gang activities from the US along with Goldy Brar, was arrested in California four to five days ago. We are trying to get more details on the matter."

Reports quoted a law enforcement officer as saying that official channels were being used to obtain more information regarding the incident.

Anmol was last seen in Fresno, California, but it is not clear where he was arrested.

This is the second major incident of the arrest of a wanted gangster. Earlier, Arshdeep Singh Gul (Arsh Dala) was arrested in Canada late last month.

Authorities in the US were already in touch with Mumbai Police regarding Anmol Bishnoi's presence, reports said and added that Mumbai Police was also investigating Anmol Bishnoi's involvement in cases such as the shooting incident near Salman Khan's residence and the murder of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique.

Reports said that authorities were also preparing to apply to the US for Bishnoi's extradition to India.

India's National Investigation Agency had earlier included Bishnoi to its list of most wanted criminals and had also announced a reward of Rs1 million for catching him.