FBI announces $50,000 reward on gangster Goldy Brar, who is a designated terrorist in India

Goldy Brar was a key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang before parting ways with the group.

According to the FBI, Brar has footprints in Sacramento and Fresno cities in California, as well as Canada, India, and Mexico. “He is wanted for his alleged involvement in the Lawrence Bishnoi organised crime group, which is allegedly engaged in a variety of violent acts in Southern California and across the United States and Canada. These acts include assassinations of political and religious figures, shootings, murders, kidnappings, extortions, assaults, and the trafficking of narcotics and weapons,” the FBI said

The FBI has alleged that Goldy is based in the United States and is the alleged leader of the group in North America. “On July 1, 2026, a federal arrest warrant was issued against him by the United States District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, after he was charged with ‘Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations’ conspiracy… to interfere and attempted interference with commerce by extortion, and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances,” the FBI added.

According to a criminal dossier on Goldy prepared by Indian central agencies, he is associated with Babbar Khalsa International, which is listed as a terrorist organisation.

“Goldy, backed by a cross-border agency, was involved in multiple killings and professes a radical ideology. He figured in making threatening calls to pro-nationalist leaders, demanding ransom, and posting claims of killings on different social media platforms,” the dossier said.

“He has been involved in the smuggling of high-grade arms, ammunition and explosive materials through drones from across the border and supplying them for carrying out killings, besides providing sharpshooters,” it added.

A Red Corner Notice was issued against him by the Interpol Secretariat General in Lyon, France. In India, a non-bailable warrant was issued against him on December 12, 2022, and a Look Out Circular on June 15, 2022. The Central government added Brar as a terrorist in the Fourth Schedule of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Brar had also claimed responsibility for the murder of Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pardeep Singh Kataria in Kotkapura in 2022. Kataria, an accused in the 2015 Bargari sacrilege case, was out on bail when he was shot dead at his shop by a group of six people in November 2022.

Prior to that, Goldy Brar had claimed responsibility for Moosewala’s murder through a Facebook post, saying: “Sachin Bishnoi Dhattaranwali, Lawrence Bishnoi, and I are behind the killing of Sidhu Moosewala.”

The gangster claimed that he killed Moosewala to avenge the death of Youth Akali Dal leader Vicky Middukhera. He is also allegedly involved in an extortion racket being run in Punjab and is believed to have had a role in the murder of Youth Congress leader Gurlal Pehalwan.