Accused Bishnoi gang boss in Canada Goldy Brar targeted by $1M bounty on FBI's Top Ten Wanted list - National Post
The FBI's wanted poster for Satinderjeet Singh, better known as Goldy Brar. Photo by FBIArticle contentAn alleged Indian gangster once based in Canada and accused of arranging the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., has been placed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list with a $1-million bounty for his capture.
Satinderjeet Singh, 32, better known as Goldy Brar, is accused of being the North American leader of the Lawrence Bishnoi crime group, which police say has terrorized Canadian communities through murder, extortion, shootings, arson and threats.
The FBI said Brar is considered “extremely violent, armed, and dangerous.” He is known to reside in California and various parts of Canada.
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“The FBI and our partners have made it our priority to apprehend him, which is why we’re adding him to the FBI’s list of Top Ten fugitives and offering a reward of up to $1 million dollars for his capture,” said FBI Los Angeles Field Office Assistant Director in Charge Patrick Grandy on Monday.
“The amount of attention this list will bring to his face and description cannot be overstated; his photo will be found on every FBI-affiliated website and social media platform and will be publicized on every phone around the world until he’s caught,” Grandy said.
A U.S. indictment in July accused Brar of being a key underboss of Lawrence Bishnoi, accused of being a powerful gangster who despite being imprisoned in his native India retains control of a large criminal enterprise with a global reach.
Brar was a childhood friend of Bishnoi’s and an associate from their university days in India before Brar moved to Canada. According to the indictment, Bishnoi empowered Brar and another underboss to speak for him while he was jailed and to direct Bishnoi’s soldiers worldwide.
The U.S. indictment accuses Bishnoi and Brar of ordering the 2023 killing of Nijjar, who was ambushed by gunmen as he left a Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C., on June 18, 2023. The assassination seemed deeply political: Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was an outspoken critic of the Indian government and a leader in the Khalistan movement, which seeks to create an independent homeland for Sikhs in India’s Punjab region.
