How undercover agents, informants helped the FBI unravel Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang | Explained
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 37 individuals linked to transnational organized crime syndicates operating out of India, including the Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria groups. The investigation involves charges of murder-for-hire, drug trafficking, and extortion across multiple countries.
The story so far: On July 8, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced indictment against three Punjab-linked transnational organised crime syndicates operating across India, Canada, the United States and Europe. Among the most significant allegations is that Lawrence Bishnoi (33), a Punjab-born gangster currently lodged in a high-security prison in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and his associate Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar ordered the June 2023 assassination of pro-Khalistan activist, designated as a terrorist by India, Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
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