FBI Adds Goldy Brar to Ten Most Wanted List, Offers Up to $1 Million
The FBI added Satinderjeet Singh, also known as Goldy Brar, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on September 28, 2026, and announced a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest. Singh faces federal charges in Los Angeles arising from what U.S. authorities describe as a transnational organized crime investigation.
The FBI’s wanted listing identifies Singh as the alleged North American leader of the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group. It lists charges of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion, attempted interference with commerce by extortion, and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. A federal arrest warrant was issued on July 1, 2026, according to the listing.
The bureau said Singh is the 543rd person added to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list since the list began in 1950. Placement on the list publicizes the search for him; it is not a finding of guilt.
What U.S. authorities allege
Federal prosecutors allege that Singh was a trusted lieutenant of Lawrence Bishnoi, who is imprisoned in India, and that Singh helped direct members and associates of Bishnoi’s organization. The FBI says the group is suspected of violence in Southern California and elsewhere in the United States and Canada, as well as extortion and trafficking in narcotics and weapons. Those descriptions are authorities’ allegations, not established findings against Singh.
One allegation in the federal case concerns the June 18, 2023, killing of a political and religious figure outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia. Court documents identify the victim by the initials “H.S.N.” Prosecutors charge that Singh and Bishnoi ordered the killing. The charge concerns their alleged role in directing it; the FBI’s wanted listing does not say Singh was one of the gunmen.
Prosecutors also allege that Singh and other defendants threatened people through encrypted messaging services in attempts to obtain money. In one example described by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, defendants allegedly demanded $5 million from a person in Thousand Oaks, California, during December 2025 and January 2026. The same federal case alleges that Singh and Bishnoi oversaw the transport of a cocaine shipment intercepted in California in November 2024.
These accusations form part of a broader investigation announced on July 7, 2026. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said three indictments charged 37 defendants associated with three India-based transnational crime groups. Singh is a defendant in the case focused on the alleged Bishnoi enterprise. The indictments cover different defendants and organizations, so the full range of conduct alleged across all three cases should not be treated as charges against Singh personally.
Reward and public warning
Singh’s FBI listing names “Goldy Brar” among several aliases and says he has ties to Sacramento and Fresno, California, as well as Canada, India and Mexico. Those listed ties are not a confirmation of his present location. The FBI describes him as armed and dangerous and an escape risk, and it advises the public not to approach him.
The bureau asks anyone with information about Singh to contact its tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), a local FBI office or a U.S. embassy or consulate. The announced reward is up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest, not an automatic payment for any tip.
Singh remains accused rather than convicted in the U.S. federal case. The Justice Department states that an indictment is an allegation and that defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
