Sidhu Moosewala murder: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's nephew extradited from Azerbaijan

Sachin Bishnoi, one of the accused in the murder of Punjabi singer Siddhu Moosewala, has been extradited to India from Azerbaijan, Delhi police officials said on Tuesday. Officers from the Delhi Police Special Cell had travelled to the country's capital, Baku, to track progress in the case.

Moosewala was shot dead in Punjab's Mansa in May last year. Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is currently in prison, and Canada-based Goldy Brar are the prime accused in the murder that sent shockwaves across Punjab.

Sachin, nephew of Lawrence Bishnoi, fled India on a fake passport in April last year and is also believed to be among the main conspirators of Moosewala's murder. He was detained by local authorities in Azerbaijan earlier this week, according to reports.

Brar, wanted in multiple cases of murder and extortion, has been on the run since 2020. In June 2022, following a request from the CBI, the Interpol issued a Red Corner Notice against Brar, who claimed responsibility for Moosewala's killing. Brar was in the news in December last year after several reports claimed he was detained in the United States for a local crime, and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann vowed to bring the gangster to India.

Sachin's extradition is expected to throw more light into the Brar-Bishnoi alliance, and the role of transnational terror networks in Pakistan and Canada that central agencies have been probing over the past year. Sachin's interrogation is also crucial for the murder case as it will reveal details of the gang's planning to murder the singer, officers told Indian Express.

Another accused in Moosewala's murder, Vikramjeet Singh alias Vikram Brar, had been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after his deportation from the UAE last week, NDTV reported.