India, Nov. 19 -- Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after being deported from the United States on Wednesday, faces 22 criminal cases in Rajasthan, senior state police officers said.

The officers said Anmol was first arrested in Rajasthan on March 4, 2017, by Jodhpur's Sastrinagar police in a firing and extortion case at businessman Ritesh Lohia's house, under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act.

By July 14, 2017, Anmol had also been arrested in five more cases in Jodhpur in connection with several firing and extortion incidents, including the murder of businessman Vasudev Israni at his shop in Sardarpura on September 18, 2017.

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