The FBI is seeking an Indian national identified as Kamal over his alleged involvement in the Lawrence Bishnoi Organised Crime Group, a transnational criminal network accused of extortion and other serious offences in the United States and beyond.
According to an FBI wanted notice, Kamal was born on July 27, 2000. He is described as male, Indian, with black hair and black eyes, standing about 5ft 7in tall and weighing approximately 150 pounds.
The FBI alleges Kamal was involved in a conspiracy to interfere with commerce through extortion as part of the Lawrence Bishnoi Organised Crime Group, which originated in Punjab, India, and operated in the Central District of California and elsewhere.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Kamal on July 1, 2026, in the US District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles after he was charged with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion.
The FBI’s action comes amid a major US-led crackdown on Indian transnational organised crime groups.
In the wider investigation, dubbed Operation Hard Ball, US, Canadian and European authorities arrested 24 defendants, including 11 in California, in connection with three India-based criminal organisations. A total of 37 defendants were charged across three federal indictments, with authorities also seeking 10 fugitives.
US prosecutors allege the Lawrence Bishnoi organisation operated across multiple continents and was involved in racketeering, targeted killings, shootings, extortion, kidnappings, drug trafficking and other crimes.
Lawrence Bishnoi (aka Balkaran Brar), 33, of Punjab, India, is described in a federal indictment as the alleged leader of the criminal enterprise. Prosecutors allege that although Bishnoi has been imprisoned in India, he continued directing the organisation using contraband mobile phones and internet-based communication devices.
The indictment alleges that Bishnoi and his associates used violence and threats to create fear, particularly among Indian diaspora communities, and exploited that fear to extort victims.
The organisation’s alleged leadership included Satinderjeet Singh, also known as Goldy Brar, who prosecutors identify as the group’s North American leader, and Rohit Godara, identified as its European leader.
Among the allegations in the broader case is the 2023 killing of a prominent Indian political and religious figure in Canada. US prosecutors allege that Bishnoi and Brar ordered the assassination of the victim, identified in court documents as “H.S.N.”, who was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18, 2023.
Prosecutors also allege that Bishnoi, Brar, Godara and others used encrypted messaging platforms including WhatsApp to threaten victims and their families in extortion schemes. In one alleged case, victims in the Los Angeles area were targeted with demands for a $5 million payment.
The indictment further alleges that the criminal enterprise financed its activities through international drug trafficking and the theft of cocaine shipments from rival organisations.
US prosecutors allege that approximately 520 kilograms of cocaine was stolen from rival drug trafficking groups in the greater Los Angeles area between March 2024 and July 2025.
The Canadian government designated the Bishnoi enterprise as a terrorist entity in September 2025.
The FBI is urging anyone with information about Kamal to contact their local FBI office or the nearest US embassy or consulate. Tips can also be submitted through the FBI’s official online tip system.
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