FBI Raises Bid to Arrest Lawrence Bishnoi’s Aide Goldy Brar, Offers $50,000 Reward | Today’s news
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has offered a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar – “most wanted” gangster and aide to Lawrence Bishnoi.
In a post on X, the FBI said: “The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Satinderjeet Singh, wanted for his alleged involvement in the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group, which is said to be involved in a series of violent crimes in Southern California and across the United States and Canada.”
Who is Satinderjeet Singh aka ‘Goldy Brar’?
The FBI said Satinderjeet Singh is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group, which is said to be involved in a series of violent acts in Southern California and across the United States and Canada.
“These acts include assassinations of political and religious figures, shootings, murders, kidnappings, extortion, assaults, and narcotics and arms trafficking,” the FBI said.
Singh, who goes by nicknames such as “Goldy Brar,” Satinder Jeet and Satinder Jit Singh Brar, is based in the United States and is the alleged leader of the group in North America, the FBI said.
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On July 1, 2026, a federal warrant was issued for Singh’s arrest in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, California, after he was charged with “conspiracy to racketeering influenced and corrupt organizations; conspiracy to interfere and attempt to interfere with commerce by racketeering; and conspiracy to distribute and retain.”
The agency added that Singh has ties to Sacramento and Fresno, California, as well as Canada, India and Mexico.
Links to the killing of Nijjar in Canada
The latest development came hours after US federal prosecutors charged gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his childhood friend Goldy Brar with allegedly masterminding the assassination of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18, 2023.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a well-known Khalistani activist who was fatally shot outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18, three years ago. Nijjar, who was born in India and was a Canadian citizen, was wanted by Indian authorities at the time of his death.
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The killing sparked tensions between the Canadian and Indian governments after then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were “credible allegations” that the Indian government was involved in Nijar’s death.
Bishnoi is already in jail in India, while his aide Goldy Brar is still at large.
According to the US Department of Justice, Bishnoi and Brar were among 37 defendants charged in three federal indictments as part of “Operation Hard Ball,” a coordinated crackdown on India-based organized crime groups allegedly involved in violent crime, racketeering and international narcotics trafficking.
Federal prosecutors alleged that Bishnoi and Brar ordered Nijjar’s murder, in which two gunmen allegedly shot him outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia.
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The indictments also named other alleged organized crime figures, including Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Ravinder Singh Dhanda.
Prosecutors alleged that Dhanda operated an international drug distribution network, while the Bhagwanpuria gang operated as a transnational crime syndicate with members across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
US authorities said cocaine and firearms were seized during Operation Hard Ball.
The Department of Justice noted that “an indictment is only an accusation” and that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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The accusations come amid diplomatic tensions that followed Nijjar’s killing. Afterwards, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed there was credible intelligence linking Indian agents to the murder. India has denied the allegations. Relations between the two countries have since improved under Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Ottawa has signaled that it no longer associates India with criminal activities on Canadian soil.
