U.S. to seek extradition of Bishnoi, Nagra: official
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the extradition of Lawrence Bishnoi and Gurinderjit Singh Nagra to face charges related to transnational organized crime and extortion. The move follows a major multi-national operation that resulted in the indictment of 37 individuals linked to India-based criminal groups.
Why it matters
This development highlights increasing international cooperation in combating transnational organized crime and addresses high-profile geopolitical tensions involving alleged state-linked assassinations.
The U.S. will seek extradition of Lawrence Bishnoi, accused of ordering the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada and several other crimes in America, an official said Sunday (July 13, 2026).
The U.S. Department of Justice will also seek the extradition of Gurinderjit Singh Nagra for his involvement in a $4,00,000 extortion case in the U.S., alleging that he worked in concert with the Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gangs to target families based in the U.S.
Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was killed in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on June 18, 2023.
An official in the U.S. Attorney’s Office replied in the affirmative in response to questions on the extradition of Bishnoi and Nagra but did not elaborate.
“Yes. Beyond that, we have no additional comment,” Ciaran McEvoy, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, said in an e-mail response to PTI .
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