Hours after he arrived in India following his deportation from the US, gangster Anmol Bishnoi, an accused in the murder of former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, was on Wednesday sent to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody for 11 days by a Delhi court.

The NIA, which had sought Anmol’s custody for 15 days, told the court that it needed Anmol’s custody to collect more evidence to unearth the conspiracy in various cases against him.

The agency also said it needed to find out "details", including the locations and identities of other members of the Bishnoi gang.

Anmol, the younger brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is the key accused in the murder of Siddique.

Anmol arrived in India on Wednesday afternoon after being “removed” from the US. He was produced at

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