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FBI adds Goldy Brar to Ten Most Wanted list
The Hindu··29 Sept
The FBI on Monday added gangster Satinderjeet Singh, alias Goldy Brar, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. It announced a $1 million reward for information leading to his arrest. The agency said he is wanted for alleged involvement with the Lawrence Bishnoi Crime Group across the United States and Canada. A July 1 warrant charged him after Operation Hardball.
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What It Means For You
- A $1 million FBI reward now applies to tips that lead to Brar's arrest.
- The bureau warns he should be treated as armed, dangerous and an escape risk.
- He is described as based in the United States with alleged ties across California and Canada.
What's Happening
- The FBI said Brar is allegedly linked to assassinations, shootings, kidnappings, extortion and narcotics trafficking.
- A federal warrant was issued on July 1 in the Central District of California on RICO and related charges.
- U.S. authorities in July announced charges against 37 defendants linked to three India-based crime groups.
How the case reached the list
- Brar was identified through Operation Hardball, a years-long federal probe of transnational groups.
- One indictment focused on the Bishnoi enterprise, with Brar alleged as a North America leader.
- Profile records say he was born in Punjab and speaks Punjabi and English.
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