18 June 2023
The Justice Department said the indictment alleges an assassination of a political and religious leader identified in court documents as H.S.N. as he left a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
September 2025
The Justice Department said the Canadian government designated the Bishnoi enterprise as a terrorist entity in September 2025.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
1 July 2026
A federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment in United States v. Bishnoi, et al., according to the Justice Department.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced Operation Hard Ball, a coordinated law-enforcement action involving agencies in the United States, Canada and Europe.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
The Justice Department said 37 defendants were charged across three indictments unsealed that day.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
The Justice Department said 24 defendants were arrested in the United States, Canada and Europe, including 11 in California, one in Indiana, one in Georgia, three in Canada and one in Spain; seven defendants were already in custody before the operation.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
The Justice Department said law enforcement was looking for 10 fugitives: seven in the United States, two in India and one in Europe.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
The Justice Department said investigators seized about 1,000 kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of heroin, $40,000 in cash and about a dozen firearms in the investigation.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
The Justice Department identified Lawrence Bishnoi as 33, from Punjab, India, and long imprisoned in India, citing the indictment.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
The Justice Department said the indictment charges Bishnoi, Satinderjeet Singh, Rohit Godara and six other defendants with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion, six counts of attempted Hobbs Act extortion and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
The Justice Department said Bishnoi and Satinderjeet Singh, also known as Goldy Brar, are charged with ordering the assassination described in the indictment; these charges are unproven allegations.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
AP reported that Lawrence Bishnoi and Satinderjeet Singh are accused of orchestrating the assassination of Sikh independence activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was fatally shot outside a temple where he served as president in 2023.
AP, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
CBS News reported that the indictment identifies the victim by the initials H.S.N., which CBS described as the apparent initials for Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was killed on 18 June 2023 near a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia.
CBS News, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
The Justice Department said the FBI, Los Angeles Police Department, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Buffalo Field Office are investigating the matters, and that the RCMP is conducting a parallel investigation into South Asian organized crime.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
The Justice Department stated that an indictment is only an allegation and that all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
U.S. Department of Justice, Central District of California press release, 7 July 2026