High-Profile Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Member Deported from US to Face Criminal Charges in India

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has successfully coordinated the return of Lakhvinder Kumar, a significant associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, from the United States, as announced by the agency on Saturday.

Working in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), authorities facilitated Kumar's deportation to India on October 25, 2025. Upon arrival at Delhi Airport, he was immediately taken into custody by Haryana Police.

The CBI reported that Kumar is facing numerous criminal charges in Haryana, including extortion, intimidation, illegal weapons possession and use, and attempted murder.

Following a request from Haryana Police, the CBI had secured an INTERPOL Red Notice against Kumar on October 26, 2024, which ultimately led to his location and subsequent deportation.

As India's designated National Central Bureau for INTERPOL, the CBI maintained close coordination with US authorities through the BHARATPOL platform, ensuring efficient information sharing and extradition procedures.

An INTERPOL Red Notice functions as a worldwide alert system designed to locate and provisionally arrest fugitives pending their extradition.

Through such international cooperative efforts, the CBI has successfully orchestrated the return of more than 130 wanted criminals in recent years.

This operation represents another important advancement in India's ongoing efforts to combat transnational organized crime and bring fugitives hiding overseas to justice.

Last month, the CBI, in partnership with Haryana Police, MEA, and MHA, successfully coordinated the return of wanted fugitive Mainpal Dhilla, also known as Sonu Kumar, from Cambodia on September 2, 2025.

Dhilla is a notorious criminal wanted by Haryana Police in multiple cases. He was previously convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, attempted murder, illegal firearms use, and criminal conspiracy on March 29, 2013, in connection with FIR No. 276 dated September 26, 2007, registered at Police Station Sadar Bahadurgarh.

In a similar operation last month, the CBI, working with Gujarat Police and Central government ministries, succeeded in bringing back a fugitive from the UAE in a money laundering and tax evasion case registered in Gujarat.

Harshit Babulal Jain, wanted by Gujarat Police for tax evasion, illegal gambling, and money laundering, was deported from the UAE and transferred to Gujarat Police on September 5 at Ahmedabad International Airport.