New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) In a continuation of Operation Hard Ball, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Nitish Kaushal, an alleged associate of jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, in Vermont, the USA. The arrest is part of the FBI’s ongoing investigation and crackdown on organised crime syndicates linked to gangsters of Indian origin.Kaushal’s arrest came just two days after the FBI placed him on its Most Wanted list.”Nitish Kaushal is wanted by the FBI for his alleged invo…
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Washington, July 11 (IANS) The Khalistan movement, as an ethno-religious state project, enjoys little support in India’s Punjab, where Sikhs continue to prosper within the world’s largest democracy. Overseas, however, some of its most vocal advocates have increasingly been linked to organised crime. The Khalistan flag displayed in California’s Stockton isn’t a symbol of liberation, but the banner of criminal networks, a report has stated.”This week, the FBI’s ‘Operation Hard Ball’ deli…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The gangster-terror nexus has always been cited by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in its battle against terror that is threatening the security of both the Indian and international communities, and in a major boost to national security, the US FBI and Canada’s RCMP, under Operation Hard Ball, targeted the leadership of criminal gangs that were terrorising law-abiding citizens, particularly those targeting the Punjabi community.This operation, which targe…
Washington, July 8 (IANS) The US Justice Department, in its federal indictments, has announced that ‘India-based’ organised crime groups targeted Indian diaspora communities across North America through murder, extortion and intimidation, using high-profile attacks to build fear and expand their criminal enterprises. The indictments, announced as part of ‘Operation Hard Ball’ on Tuesday (local time), charge 37 defendants linked to three transnational criminal organisations accused of racketeerin…
Washington, July 8 (IANS) A senior Canadian law enforcement official has said that investigators have found no evidence linking Indian government officials to the US investigation that charged gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and dozens of other members of three organised crime groups.The clarification came after US authorities unsealed three federal indictments charging 37 defendants linked to transnational criminal organisations with offences including racketeering, murder, extortion, kidnappings and…
Washington, July 8 (IANS) The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday announced a reward of up to USD 50,000 for information leading to the arrest of gangster Satinderjeet Singh, alias ‘Goldy Brar’, who is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Lawrence Bishnoi Organised Crime Group. Announcing the reward in a post on X, the FBI said, “The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Satinderjeet Singh, wanted for his alleged involvement in …
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry, last year, flagged gangster-terror nexus and directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to carry out a thorough probe into the matter. Though NIA managed to net major players in this network, the Indian Intelligence agencies have now flagged the rise of copycat actors. The gangster network which made Canada its base has been directing operations in India, especially in Punjab. The Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar gangs are under the radar o…
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) The Mumbai Police has dismissed Constable Shyam Sonawane, the bodyguard of former NCP leader Baba Siddique, from service on charges of negligence of duty in connection with the murder case. Baba Siddique was shot dead by three assailants on the night of October 12, 2024, outside the Bandra office of his son, Zeeshan Siddique, who is an MLA.According to Mumbai Police, Constable Shyam Sonawane was posted with the Protection and Security Branch and had been assigned to Baba Si…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) The Congress MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency has sent a legal notice with regards to the upcoming docu-series ‘Lawrence of Punjab’ to the OTT platform. On Tuesday, the politician sent a legal notice to Zee5 asking the platform to suspend or defer the release of the series citing violation of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, enacted by India under the IT Act, 2000.He …
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) The upcoming docu-series ‘Lawrence of Punjab’ has attracted the ire of the Congress MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency. On Monday, Amrinder took to his X, formerly Twitter, and penned a long note, as he expressed his displeasure and disappointment in equal proportions after the trailer of the docu-series was unveiled.He wrote, “I lost my friend Sidhu Moosewala to Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang. His death was a loss for each and every …