FBI places fugitive Goldy Brar on Ten Most Wanted list
The FBI has added fugitive Satinderjeet Singh, known as Goldy Brar, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and offered up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest. US prosecutors accuse him of organised-crime, extortion and drug-trafficking offences, while he is considered armed and dangerous.
The FBI has added fugitive Satinderjeet Singh, known as Goldy Brar, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and offered a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest. The agency announced the move on September 28, describing Brar as the 543rd fugitive placed on the list since it was established in 1950. It said he was wanted in the United States on federal charges involving organised crime, extortion and the distribution and possession of controlled substances.
The charges include conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act, conspiracy to interfere with commerce through extortion, attempted interference with commerce through extortion, and conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances. The FBI described Brar as extremely violent, armed and dangerous. It said he was known to reside in California and parts of Canada and warned members of the public not to approach him.
According to the agency, Brar is a leader of the Lawrence Bishnoi organised crime group in North America. The FBI has linked the group to alleged targeted killings, shootings, murders, kidnappings, extortion and trafficking in narcotics and weapons in the United States, Canada and elsewhere. Brar was among fugitives identified during Operation Hardball, a long-running federal investigation into India-based transnational organised-crime groups.
US authorities announced charges against 37 defendants linked to three such groups in July. The FBI alleges that Brar helped direct members and associates of the Bishnoi enterprise worldwide. The agency also alleges that Brar and Lawrence Bishnoi ordered the June 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Punjab leader who was shot outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia.
Brar has previously claimed responsibility for the killing. India had designated Nijjar a terrorist, while India denied allegations by then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Indian government agents were linked to the murder. The indictment further alleges that the Bishnoi enterprise stole about 520 kilograms of cocaine from rival trafficking groups in the greater Los Angeles area between March 2024 and July 2025.
The FBI said anyone with information should contact the agency, local police or the nearest US embassy or consulate.
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