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FBI offers $50,000 reward for Bishnoi's North America leader
Federal indictment links the accused to transnational crime and extortion charges.
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Ankita Baidya - Wed, 08, Jul 2026
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The FBI has announced a reward for information leading to Satinderjeet Singh's arrest. / X/@FBILosAngeles
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Satinderjeet Singh, who is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group, according to a statement from the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office posted on X.
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The announcement came as part of what the FBI described as "Operation Hard Ball," targeting the group, which the bureau says is allegedly engaged in a range of violent acts in Southern California and across the United States and Canada. These acts, according to the FBI, include assassinations of political and religious figures, shootings, murders, kidnappings, extortion, assaults, and the trafficking of narcotics and weapons.
According to the FBI's wanted notice, Singh is based in the United States and is the alleged leader of the group's operations in North America. He has ties to Sacramento and Fresno, California, as well as Canada, India, and Mexico, the notice states.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 in exchange for information leading to the arrest of Satinderjeet Singh who is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group, targeted in today's "Operation Hard Ball." The group is allegedly… pic.twitter.com/HAmfMHBI7G
— FBI Los Angeles (@FBILosAngeles) July 8, 2026
Singh, who also goes by the aliases "Goldy Brar," Satinderjeet Singh Brar, Satinder Jeet, and Satinder Jit Singh Brar, was born in Punjab, India. The FBI lists his date of birth as March 11, 1994; June 11, 1994; or Nov. 6, 1994. He is described as a black-haired, brown-eyed man standing 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing approximately 220 pounds. According to the FBI, he speaks Punjabi and English.
The FBI said a federal arrest warrant was issued for Singh on July 1, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles after he was charged with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations conspiracy, conspiracy to interfere and attempted interference with commerce by extortion, and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
The Justice Department separately unsealed an indictment this week alleging that Lawrence Bishnoi, who is imprisoned in India, and Singh ordered the June 2023 assassination of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia. The indictment charges 37 defendants across three unsealed cases tied to three transnational syndicates, with 24 arrests made so far in the United States, Canada, and Europe, including 11 in California. Canada designated the Bishnoi network a terrorist entity in September 2025.
The FBI has designated Singh as armed and dangerous and an escape risk. According to the wanted notice, the case is being handled jointly by the bureau's Los Angeles and Sacramento field offices.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip online through the agency's website. Additional details on the case are available in the FBI's public wanted notice.
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