Surrey Sikh Activists Face Death Threats as FBI Targets Bishnoi Gang Over Nijjar Killing
Surrey's Sikh community faces mounting security concerns after the FBI placed Lawrence Bishnoi gang lieutenant Goldy Brar on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for orchestrating the 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a Surrey gurdwara. Separately, RCMP have issued formal death-threat warnings to Sikh activists in British Columbia and Ontario, while Cricket Canada's president has had his South Newton home targeted twice in extortion-related shootings.
FBI Places Bishnoi Gang Lieutenant on Most Wanted List
The FBI has added Satinderjeet Singh, widely known as Goldy Brar, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, offering a one-million-dollar U.S. reward for information leading to his capture. Brar is accused of orchestrating the June 2023 assassination of Surrey Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead in the parking lot of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C. The U.S. agency also alleges Brar is implicated in a range of serious crimes including murders, kidnappings, extortions, assaults, and drug trafficking as a top lieutenant in the Lawrence Bishnoi criminal organization. FBI Assistant Director Patrick Grandy of the Los Angeles Field Office described Brar as extremely violent and an enemy to the public, announcing the bureau has made his apprehension a top priority. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Lisa Moreland added that Brar's network wreaked devastating havoc on so many lives and families for years through high-profile murders, shootings, death threats, extortions, arsons and drug trafficking. The FBI alleges Lawrence Bishnoi directs his sprawling criminal organization from prison using smuggled phones, with Brar overseeing day-to-day operations of the North American enterprise. Nijjar's killing triggered a major diplomatic rupture between Canada and India after then-prime minister Justin Trudeau alleged that Canadian intelligence linked Indian government agents to the murder, an allegation New Delhi has repeatedly denied. [2]
Cricket Canada President's Home Hit in Second Extortion Shooting
The home of Cricket Canada president Arvinder Khosa in Surrey's South Newton neighbourhood was targeted in a second extortion-related shooting on Thursday, June 4, 2026, just two weeks after a first attack on the same residence on May 20. Front-line officers from the Surrey Police Service responded shortly after 4 a.m. to reports of gunfire near 57 Avenue and 148 Street. Though the home was occupied at the time of the second attack, no injuries were reported. The Surrey Police Service confirmed in a news release that the incident is believed to be extortion-related, citing the pattern of previous threats and the earlier May 20 shooting. The SPS extortion response team took over the investigation and appealed to the public for CCTV or dashcam footage that might help identify the suspects. The repeated targeting of a prominent sports administrator's residence has drawn fresh attention to concerns about gang-linked extortion campaigns directed at high-profile members of Surrey's South Asian community. Khosa's role as president of Cricket Canada, the national governing body for the sport, gives the case heightened resonance within the region's large South Asian diaspora, for whom cricket carries deep cultural significance. [4]
RCMP Issues Formal Death-Threat Warnings to Sikh Activists
RCMP issued formal duty-to-warn letters to at least two Canadian Sikh activists, advising them of credible, serious, and imminent threats against their lives linked to their advocacy for an independent Sikh state in India. The notices were delivered to Inderjeet Singh Gosal of Caledon, Ontario, and Manjinder Singh of Abbotsford, B.C., informing them that law enforcement has assessed the threats as genuine, though police were unable to publicly disclose further operational details. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press confirmed that while family members and friends of the two men are not considered direct targets, they could be inadvertently harmed in any attempt on the activists' lives. The warnings come against a backdrop of escalating violence and intimidation directed at Sikh diaspora figures across British Columbia and Ontario, part of a wider pattern of India-linked gang activity now under investigation on both sides of the border. The duty-to-warn letters represent a formal acknowledgment by Canadian law enforcement that the threat environment for Sikh community advocates, particularly those associated with the Khalistan movement, remains severe and ongoing. Authorities did not publicly name suspects in connection with the specific threats delivered to Gosal and Singh. [6]
Sources: [2] Radio-Canada · [4] CBC · [6] CityNews Vancouver