Prosecutors in LA announce charges against Indian syndicate "Bishnoi"
By July 7, 2026 / 2:07 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles on Tuesday announced criminal charges against the prominent…
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The indictment accuses Lawrence Bishnoi and another defendant of ordering the killing of "H.S.N." — the apparent initials for Hardeep Singh Nijjar , who was gunned down on June 18, 2023, near a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia . Bishnoi was arrested by Indian authorities in 2015. The U.S. Justice Department says 24 suspects around the world, three of them in Canada, have been arrested in connection with offences by India-based organized crime groups, including the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.
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The indictment accuses Lawrence Bishnoi and another defendant of ordering the killing of "H.S.N." — the apparent initials for Hardeep Singh Nijjar , who was gunned down on June 18, 2023, near a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia .
according to CBS News — LatestBishnoi was arrested by Indian authorities in 2015.
according to CBS News — LatestThe U.S. Justice Department says 24 suspects around the world, three of them in Canada, have been arrested in connection with offences by India-based organized crime groups, including the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia
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