- On September 28, the FBI added Satinderjeet "Goldy Brar" Singh to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and offered a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest.
- Brar is described by the FBI as the alleged North American leader of the Lawrence Bishnoi organized crime group, wanted on U.S. federal charges including RICO conspiracy, extortion, and drug trafficking.
- In India, Brar is accused of masterminding the 2022 murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala; U.S. authorities also charged him in July 2026 in connection with the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
- The bounty jumps from $50,000 — announced just weeks earlier — to $1 million, making him the 543rd fugitive added to the list since 1950.
The FBI has put one of India's most wanted fugitives on its most famous list. Gangster Goldy Brar, whose real name is Satinderjeet Singh, was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on Monday, September 28, 2026, with the agency announcing a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest. The announcement, made by the FBI's Los Angeles field office, marks the biggest escalation yet in the hunt for a man who has slipped through law enforcement nets for years.
The FBI's J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C. Image: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
What the FBI Announced
"Fugitive federal defendant Satinderjeet Singh — also known as Goldy Brar — is being added on September 28 to the FBI's notorious list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives," said FBI Los Angeles Assistant Director in Charge Patrick Grandy at a press briefing, calling him a dangerous individual the agency had made a priority to capture.
According to the FBI's official statement, a reward of up to $1,000,000 is offered for information leading to his arrest. The bureau also warned that Brar should be considered armed, dangerous, and an escape risk. He becomes the 543rd person added to the Ten Most Wanted list since the program began in 1950.
Who Is Goldy Brar?
Brar is a native of Faridkot in Punjab. Media reports say he traveled to Canada on a student visa in 2017, and India designated him a terrorist in 2024. His name appears differently in official records — India lists him as Satwinder Singh, also known as Satinderjit Singh — while the FBI uses Satinderjeet Singh. The bureau lists several possible 1994 dates of birth and says he speaks Punjabi and English.
In India, Brar's name became widely known after the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, who was shot dead in Punjab's Mansa district on May 29, 2022. Brar is alleged to have masterminded the killing, and he reportedly claimed responsibility for it at the time. I should be clear: these are allegations against him, and nothing about him has been proved in a court of law — but the charges piling up on two continents are getting harder to ignore.
What U.S. Prosecutors Say He Did
According to the FBI, Brar is the alleged North American leader of the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group, which the bureau says is engaged in violent acts across Southern California, the wider United States, and Canada — including alleged assassinations of political and religious figures, shootings, kidnappings, extortion, assaults, and narcotics and weapons trafficking.
The FBI says Brar is based in the United States and oversees the Lawrence Bishnoi group's North American operations. Seal: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Brar on July 1, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. He faces federal charges including RICO (racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations) conspiracy, conspiracy to interfere with commerce through extortion, and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
The case grew out of Operation Hardball, a years-long federal investigation into India-based transnational organized crime groups. On July 7, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced three indictments against 37 defendants linked to three such groups, covering racketeering, targeted killings, shootings, extortion, and large-scale drug trafficking. One indictment focused on the Bishnoi enterprise, in which Brar allegedly served as one of the leaders. The FBI believes he resides in California and various parts of Canada, with reported ties to Sacramento and Fresno.
The Nijjar Connection and the India–Canada Angle
This isn't Brar's first brush with American law enforcement this year. In July 2026, the FBI announced a $50,000 reward for him shortly after U.S. authorities charged Bishnoi and Brar with ordering the 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Khalistani separatist killed outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia. Monday's announcement raised that reward twentyfold.
The Nijjar case remains politically charged. Nearly three years ago, then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged a "potential link" between Indian government agents and the killing, freezing bilateral ties — though Canadian police have since said there is "no evidence" of any official Indian involvement.
What Happens Next
Getting on the Ten Most Wanted list puts a fugitive's face and description on every FBI-affiliated website and social media platform. For Indian investigators, who have pursued Brar through the NIA and Punjab Police for years, the American designation is a major breakthrough. Whether the million-dollar bounty is what finally brings him in — or whether he keeps vanishing the way he has for years — is the question everyone will be watching now.