Surrey Sikh Community on Alert as FBI Targets Gang Leader and RCMP Warns Activists

Surrey's Sikh community faces a convergence of security crises this fall: the FBI has placed Lawrence Bishnoi gang lieutenant Goldy Brar on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for allegedly ordering the 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a Surrey gurdwara, offering a $1 million US reward for his capture. At the same time, RCMP has issued formal life-threat warnings to at least two Sikh activists in British Columbia and Ontario, and Cricket Canada president Arvinder Khosa's Surrey home has been targeted in a second extortion-related shooting.

FBI Places Goldy Brar on Ten Most Wanted List for Surrey Gurdwara Murder

The FBI has placed Satinderjeet Singh, widely known as Goldy Brar, on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and is offering a $1 million US reward for information leading to his arrest. Brar is a senior lieutenant of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and was charged in July for ordering the June 2023 assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead by masked gunmen in the parking lot of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C. FBI Assistant Director Patrick Grandy of the Los Angeles Field Office announced the designation at a news conference, saying Brar joins the Top 10 list because he is considered extremely violent and an enemy to the public, and that the FBI has made it a priority to apprehend him. The FBI alleges Lawrence Bishnoi directs his sprawling criminal organization from jail using smuggled phones, with Brar serving as his North American right-hand man overseeing the global network's day-to-day operations. Brar faces allegations spanning racketeering, extortion, murder, kidnappings, assaults, and drug trafficking. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Lisa Moreland said that Goldy Brar and his network have wreaked devastating havoc to many lives through high-profile murders, shootings, death threats, extortions, arsons, and drug trafficking, and that his addition to the prominent list means the world has become a whole lot smaller. Brar was also named in a U.S. indictment forming part of a sweeping cross-border investigation into three India-linked crime syndicates that resulted in 24 arrests across the US and Canada. Nijjar's killing in 2023 sparked a diplomatic rupture between Canada and India after then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged Canadian intelligence had linked agents of the Indian government to the assassination, allegations New Delhi has repeatedly denied. [1]

Cricket Canada President's Surrey Home Shot at a Second Time in Extortion Probe

The Surrey home of Cricket Canada president Arvinder Khosa was struck by gunfire for the second time in roughly two weeks, with Surrey Police Service describing both incidents as extortion-related. Officers responded at approximately 4 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2026, to reports of a shooting near 57 Avenue and 148 Street in the South Newton neighbourhood. The home was occupied at the time of the shooting but no injuries were reported. The same residence had been targeted on May 20, 2026, in an earlier shots-fired incident. A news release from the Surrey Police Service confirmed that investigators believe the second shooting is extortion-related, citing the previous threats and the May 20 incident as the basis for that assessment. The SPS extortion response team took over the investigation following the second attack, and police appealed to the public for information including CCTV and dashcam footage, as well as any knowledge of the suspects' identities. The repeated targeting of the home of a figure as prominent as the president of Cricket Canada, an organization central to South Asian sporting life in the country, raised alarm throughout Surrey's South Asian community. The incidents reflect a broader pattern of organized crime and extortion activity affecting prominent community figures across the Surrey region, and demonstrate that even the leadership of well-known cultural and sporting institutions is not exempt from criminal targeting. [5]

RCMP Issues Life-Threat Alerts to Sikh Activists in B.C. and Ontario

RCMP has issued formal duty-to-warn notices to at least two Canadian Sikh activists after intelligence indicated credible, serious, and imminent threats against their lives related to their advocacy for an independent Sikh state in India. The warnings were delivered to Inderjeet Singh Gosal of Caledon, Ontario, and Manjinder Singh from Abbotsford, B.C. Official documents obtained by The Canadian Press state that while the threats are directed specifically at the two individuals, family members or friends who are nearby during any attempt on their lives could also be inadvertently harmed. The warnings arrive against the backdrop of ongoing concern within Canada's Sikh advocacy community following the 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey. A photograph of Nijjar on a banner outside the temple has become a prominent symbol for Khalistan supporters across Canada. The RCMP warnings underscore the continued threat perceived by law enforcement against Sikh activists advocating for a separate homeland, and reflect the persistent intersection of South Asian diaspora politics and India-linked organized crime networks operating across Canadian provinces. The notices represent law enforcement's formal obligation to inform individuals when credible intelligence suggests their lives are at serious risk. [7]

🤝 Police Warnings Extend to Ontario as Threat Landscape Widens for Khalistan Advocates

The RCMP's duty-to-warn operation reached from British Columbia into Ontario, with Inderjeet Singh Gosal of Caledon, Ontario, formally notified of a credible and imminent threat against his life. Gosal and Abbotsford-based activist Manjinder Singh both received official documents acknowledging serious danger tied to their advocacy for Khalistan, an independent Sikh homeland. The RCMP issued the notices after reviewing available intelligence and concluding the threats were credible and imminent enough to trigger disclosure obligations. The official communications warned that while threats were directed at the named individuals, associates or family members who might be nearby during any attempted attack faced the possibility of collateral harm, even though no specific threat had been made against them. The warnings were reported alongside images from an April 2026 protest in support of Khalistan held outside the Triveni Mandir Hindu temple in Brampton, Ontario, illustrating the visible presence and ongoing activism of Khalistan supporters in Canadian cities. The RCMP action reflects law enforcement's broader effort to protect South Asian diaspora activists while simultaneously pursuing criminal investigations into India-linked organized crime networks linked to violence targeting community figures across Canada. The situation highlights deep ongoing tensions within South Asian communities in Canada surrounding the Khalistan movement and concerns about foreign interference in domestic community affairs. [9]

Sources: [1] Radio-Canada · [5] CBC · [7] CityNews Vancouver · [9] CP24