Anmol, younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is in the United States. Efforts have also begun to bring Anmol back from the United States. The Mumbai Police has sent a proposal for his extradition to the Home Ministry.
A Mumbai Police official told news agency PTI that Anmol Bishnoi’s extradition proposal was sent to the Home Ministry, which will then be sent to the External Affairs Ministry.
On the issue of Anmol Bishnoi’s extradition, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that these things come within the ambit of law, so action will be taken as per prescribed procedures.
Anmol Bishnoi is wanted in India. A case has been registered against him for many high-profile crimes, including the murder of Baba Siddiqui.
So can Anmol Bishnoi come to India?
To bring any accused from another country to our country, it is necessary that there be an extradition treaty between both countries. Even if there is no extradition treaty, the extradition agreement also works.
The extradition law was enacted in India in 1962. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, India has extradition treaties with 48 countries and extradition agreements with 12 countries.
In the extradition treaty it is agreed that if a wanted person from another country is found in their country, they will be returned. However, this issue often gets caught up in a lengthy legal process.
India signed an extradition treaty with the United States in 1997. Ministry of External Affairs data shows that between 2002 and January 31, 2019, 10 criminals were brought to India from the United States.
Will Anmol Bishnoi be brought to India or not? Only time will tell. However, each country’s extradition law is different and its process is also different. But to get Anmol back, India will have to present a lot of evidence and documents.
International law is also a game.
Each country has its own law on extradition and the process is also different. But there are some common things related to extradition in international law.
Under international law, people accused of political, military or religious crimes cannot be extradited.
Not only this, for this it is also necessary to have double criminality. That is, it is necessary for both countries to believe that the person whose extradition is requested has committed a crime. For example, India has accused Goldie Brar in many cases, so America should also feel that what she did in India is really a crime.
The third thing is that even after extradition, the person will face the same trial for the crime for which extradition is requested. It is not that he was extradited for the murder case and after the extradition other cases were also added.
The fourth and last thing is related to human rights. Any person is extradited only when that country considers that their human rights will be taken care of by sending them there.
