US-led arrests target India-based crime rings linked to Nijjar killing

U.S. prosecutors say 24 suspects across the U.S., Canada and Europe have been arrested in a years-long probe into three India-based organized crime groups, including the Bishnoi gang, accused of extortion, drug trafficking and targeted killings. The case ties to the 2023 assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia; 37 defendants are charged across three indictments, with Satinderjeet “Goldy Brar” Singh at large and Lawrence Bishnoi in prison since 2015. Canada had previously designated Bishnoi as a terrorist entity. Authorities also seized about 1,000 kg of cocaine, 1 kg of heroin, $40,000 and several firearms as part of the operation, which involved the FBI, LAPD, RCMP and U.S. CBP.