FBI adds alleged Bishnoi gang leader accused of ordering Nijjar murder to most-wanted list | CBC News
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The FBI is offering $1 million US for information leading to the arrest of a top lieutenant in the Lawrence Bishnoi gang accused of orchestrating the June 2023 assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C.
"He joins the notorious Top 10 list because he is considered extremely violent and an enemy to the public," said Patrick Grandy, FBI assistant director in charge of the Los Angeles Field Office, during a news conference on Monday.
Brar was named in a U.S. indictment released this summer involving a sweeping cross-border investigation into racketeering, extortion and murder by a trio of India-linked crime syndicates and charged in July for ordering the killing of Nijjar. The Sikh separatist leader was shot dead three years ago by masked gunmen in the car park of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara.
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The FBI alleges Lawrence Bishnoi directs his sprawling criminal organization from jail using smuggled phones, ordering trusted lieutenants to oversee day-to-day operations of the global network. Brar is alleged to be Bishnoi's right-hand man overseeing the North American enterprise.
"His addition to this prominent and very public list means the world just became a whole lot smaller."
The FBI said Brar is considered to be extremely violent, armed and dangerous. He is known to reside in California and various parts of Canada, said Grandy.
Anyone with information about Brar is asked to contact the FBI's tip line at 1-800-225-5324.
She pointed out the last Canadian to be added to the FBI's list, Ryan Wedding, is now in custody.
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- Goldy Brar has 'wreaked devastating havoc on countless lives,' says RCMP
- The FBI is offering $1 million US for information leading to the arrest of a top lieutenant in the Lawrence Bishnoi gang accused of orchestrating the June 2023 assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C.
- "He joins the notorious Top 10 list because he is considered extremely violent and an enemy to the public," said Patrick Grandy, FBI assistant director in charge of the Los Angeles Field Office, during a news conference on Monday.
- Brar was named in a U.S. indictment released this summer involving a sweeping cross-border investigation into racketeering, extortion and murder by a trio of India-linked crime syndicates and charged in July for ordering the killing of Nijj
- 'We will rule in CANADA': Letter from Bishnoi gang to police disclosed to CBC News