Anmol Bishnoi, brother and close associate of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was produced before the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court at Patiala House on Wednesday following his arrest after extradition from the United States.
The agency mentioned that Anmol, deported from US, was absconding since 2022, and is the 19th accused to be arrested for his alleged involvement in the terror-syndicate led by his jailed brother. Lawrence Bishnoi.
A terror accused, Ahmed Mohiuddin Abdul Qadir Jilani, lodged in Sabarmati Jail, was allegedly assaulted by fellow inmates on Tuesday morning, prompting an investigation into the incident, a police official said.
Anant Kumar Singh was arrested earlier, before the polling began in Bihar, by Patna Police in connection with the murder case of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, the Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma said.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, Bihar is witnessing a close competition, with the JD(U) leading on 63 assembly seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on 61.
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday demanded the immediate arrest of those involved in the Sabarimala gold theft case, alleging that the "true faces" of all the accused are now being exposed and claiming that "many ministers will go to jail" as the investigation progres
He stated that Moninder Singh Pandher had admitted to his crime in front of the police, questioning the role of Surinder Koli in the incident and inquiring why he was being held in jail if he was innocent.
Former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee was granted bail and released after three years and three months after he was arrested in a teacher recruitment corruption case. A lower court granted him bail. He was arrested in connection with a recruitment scam case by the Centra