- FBI adds Goldy Brar to the Most Wanted list, with a 1M dollar reward.
- Brar wanted for alleged involvement with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
- Eight other Indian-origin fugitives on FBI's global wanted list.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) added Indian fugitive Goldy Brar to its Top 10 most wanted list, announcing a reward of 1 million dollars on any information provided to capture him. The investigative agency on Monday said that Brar is wanted by the US for his alleged involvement with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang involved in the killings, shootings, kidnappings, extortion, and drug and weapons trafficking in the US, Canada, and elsewhere.
It is significant to note that Brar is not only Indian on the FBI's list. The Daily Jagran has compiled eight notorious people who are wanted by the US' FBI for crimes such as extortion, murder, drug trafficking and more.
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Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar
Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, aka Dawood Hasan Sheikh Kaskar (71), was born in Mumbai’s Dharavi. Dawood is reportedly residing in Pakistan at present. He eventually emerged as a criminal, involving in acts of terror, promoting religious fundamentalism, terror financing, arms smuggling, circulation of counterfeit currency and so on. Dawood was named as the mastermind and key conspirator behind the coordinated March 12, 1993, explosions in Mumbai, which resulted in hundreds of fatalities.
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Dawood has been designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267, and he is listed in the Al-Qaeda sanction list on November 3, 2003.
Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel
Patel, a former resident of Gujarat, is wanted for killing his wife by striking her multiple times with an object while they were working at a doughnut shop in US' Hanover, Maryland, in 2015. A federal arrest warrant was issued in the District Court for Maryland after Patel was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
Vikash Yadav
Vikash Yadav is wanted for allegedly orchestrating a plot to assassinate a US lawyer and political activist, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Based in India, Yadav used the name “Amanat” while communicating with a co-conspirator. He allegedly provided the target's residential address, phone numbers, and identifying details and arranged for an associate to deliver a 15,000 dollar cash advance payment in New York for the murder.
Gurpreet Singh
Gurpreet Singh is wanted for his alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organisation engaged in racketeering, corrupt organisational conspiracy, and drug trafficking. He is a member of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Organised Crime Group, which originated in Punjab, India, and operates in the Central District of California and other regions.
Shaileshkumar P Jain
The FBI listed Shaileshkumar P Jain and co-conspirator Bjorn Daniel Sundin for an international cybercrime scheme, defrauding users in over 60 countries. Using fake advertisements on legitimate sites, they duped internet users into buying over one million ineffectual "scareware" products to fix non-existent malware, causing more than 100 million dollars in losses.
Manjit Bedi
Manjit Singh Bedi is wanted for allegedly swindling the US SNAP programme of over 600,000 dollars between March 2024 and June 2025 at his Tacoma grocery store by giving participants cash for EBT swipes and keeping half. Following his wire and SNAP fraud indictment, Bedi was allowed a court appearance without arrest and ordered to surrender his passport while remaining in Washington state.
No Name Given Kamal
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added an Indian national identified in court records as “No Name Given Kamal” to its wanted fugitives list over his alleged involvement in a transnational extortion network linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi organised crime group.
Major Singh
Major Singh is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Punjab-originated Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Organised Crime Group, facing charges of racketeering, illegal firearms dealing, and drug distribution in the Central District of California and elsewhere.