FBI Places Goldy Brar on Most Wanted List
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Satinderjeet Singh, known as Goldy Brar. The announcement came hours after Brar was charged alongside jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in the 2023 assassination of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia.
Brar is also a key accused in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Punjab Police have listed him as India's most wanted and announced separate cash rewards for his capture.
Indictment and Charges
In a post on X, the FBI stated it was offering the reward for information on Singh, wanted for his alleged involvement in the Lawrence Bishnoi Organised Crime Group. The agency described the group as engaging in violent acts in Southern California, across the United States, and Canada. Brar has now been placed on the FBI's 'Most Wanted' fugitives list.
According to the FBI, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Brar on July 1 in the US District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles. He is charged with racketeer influenced and corrupt organisations conspiracy, conspiracy to interfere and attempted interference with commerce by extortion, and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The agency said Brar has ties to Sacramento and Fresno in California, as well as Canada, India, and Mexico.
Operation Hard Ball and International Crackdown
The reward announcement follows 'Operation Hard Ball', a coordinated crackdown by US, Canadian, and European law enforcement that led to 24 arrests and the unsealing of indictments against 37 defendants linked to three India-based organised crime syndicates.
Bishnoi and Brar are accused of ordering the assassination of Nijjar, who was shot dead by two gunmen outside a Sikh temple in Surrey on June 18, 2023. The killing strained India-Canada diplomatic relations after Ottawa alleged links between Indian government agents and the murder, a charge New Delhi has repeatedly denied. Canada designated the Bishnoi network a terrorist entity in September 2025.
Brar's Role and Ongoing Manhunt
Brar, described in the indictment as Bishnoi's childhood friend and the North American head of the enterprise, is also named in connection with extortion cases targeting victims in Los Angeles and Thousand Oaks, and a 2023 shooting at the Vancouver residence of a prominent Indian actor-singer. He remains at large, one of 10 fugitives still being sought in the case, seven of them in the United States.
