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Who is Goldy Brar? The gangster added to FBI Most Wanted list

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Who is Goldy Brar? The gangster added to FBI Most Wanted list
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The FBI has added Goldy Brar, a U.S.-based gangster linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi crime syndicate, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Brar faces multiple federal charges related to organized crime, including extortion and drug trafficking.

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The move underscores international cooperation in combating transnational organized crime groups originating from India.

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Satinderjeet Singh, known by the alias Goldy Brar, has been added to the FBI’s list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, with a reward of USD one million for information leading to his arrest. A notorious gangster based in the U.S., he is alleged to lead Lawrence Bishnoi’s organised crime group in North America.

Goldy Brar is reportedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which is involved in various criminal activities, including targeted assassinations of political and religious figures, kidnappings, extortion and drug trafficking. The gang is allegedly engaged in violent acts across Southern California and throughout the United States and Canada. Lawrence Bishnoi, a 33-year-old from Punjab, India, is a gangster currently imprisoned in India. He was once a self-styled university student leader before tiring of politics and supposedly shifted himself and his followers toward a life of crime.

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