{"id":5270,"date":"2026-07-08T08:23:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=5270"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:23:52","slug":"us-indicts-indian-gang-leader-lawrence-bishnoi-in-connection-with-killing-of-sikh-leader-hardeep-singh-nijjar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=5270","title":{"rendered":"US Indicts Indian Gang Leader Lawrence Bishnoi in Connection with Killing of Sikh Leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Washington:<\/strong> US authorities have indicted <strong>Lawrence Bishnoi<\/strong>, the alleged leader of the notorious <strong>Bishnoi criminal gang<\/strong>, in connection with the <strong>2023 killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar<\/strong> in Canada, as part of a wider international operation targeting transnational organized crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to US officials, Bishnoi and his childhood associate, <strong>Satinderjit Singh<\/strong>, also known as <strong>Goldy Brar<\/strong>, are accused of planning the killing of Nijjar in Canada in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities said Bishnoi is currently imprisoned in India, while Goldy Brar remains at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Allegations in the Indictment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the indictment, Bishnoi allegedly directed the operation from prison by using <strong>smuggled mobile phones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prosecutors allege that he provided an associate with <strong>photographs of Hardeep Singh Nijjar<\/strong> and multiple addresses connected to the target in preparation for the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The charges form part of an ongoing criminal case, and the allegations have yet to be tested in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part of a Larger International Operation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, <strong>US Attorney Bill Essayli<\/strong> said the indictment was linked to a broader international law enforcement operation involving agencies from the <strong>United States, Canada, and Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to officials, the joint operation resulted in the <strong>arrest of 37 suspects<\/strong> allegedly connected to three Indian organized crime networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators allege the networks were involved in a range of serious criminal activities, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kidnapping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extortion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drug trafficking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weapons trafficking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract killings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representatives from the <strong>Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)<\/strong>, the <strong>Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)<\/strong>, and the <strong>Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)<\/strong> also attended the briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FBI Statement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patrick Grendy, Assistant Director of the FBI&#8217;s Los Angeles Field Office, said the criminal organizations had allegedly spread <strong>violence, fear, and instability<\/strong> within parts of the East Indian community in California and other regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US authorities said efforts are continuing to apprehend <strong>10 remaining fugitives<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One believed to be in Europe,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seven in the United States, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Operation HARD BALL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials stated that the investigation, known as <strong>Operation HARD BALL<\/strong>, targeted three Indian organized crime groups allegedly involved in extortion, narcotics trafficking, targeted killings, kidnappings, and illegal arms trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the operation, law enforcement agencies reportedly seized approximately:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1,000 kilograms of cocaine<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1 kilogram of heroin<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large amounts of cash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple firearms and other weapons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The killing of <strong>Hardeep Singh Nijjar<\/strong> in British Columbia in <strong>June 2023<\/strong> significantly strained diplomatic relations between <strong>Canada and India<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the incident, then Canadian Prime Minister <strong>Justin Trudeau<\/strong> stated that Canadian authorities had <strong>credible allegations<\/strong> suggesting possible links between Indian government agents and Nijjar&#8217;s killing. India rejected those allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest US indictment concerns criminal allegations against Lawrence Bishnoi and others and is separate from the broader diplomatic dispute between Canada and India. The case remains before the courts, and the accused are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in accordance with applicable legal proceedings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington: US authorities have indicted Lawrence Bishnoi, the alleged leader of the notorious Bishnoi criminal gang, in connection with the 2023 killing of Sikh separatist..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437654_41763_updates-2.jpg",700,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437654_41763_updates-2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437654_41763_updates-2-300x171.jpg",300,171,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437654_41763_updates-2.jpg",700,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437654_41763_updates-2.jpg",700,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437654_41763_updates-2.jpg",700,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/437654_41763_updates-2.jpg",700,400,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=7\" rel=\"category\">World<\/a>","tag_info":"World","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5272,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5270\/revisions\/5272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}