U.S. charges Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar for Nijjar’s killing in Canada in 2023

On 8 July 2026, the United States charged Lawrence Bishnoi, a jailed Indian gang leader, and Goldy Brar over the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh activist, in Canada. US prosecutors say Bishnoi ordered the killing; RT described Nijjar as a Khalistan separatist, and the Guardian and BBC as a Canadian Sikh activist.

The US Department of Justice also said Bishnoi and aides used WhatsApp from a jail in Gujarat to extort victims. According to the Times of India, Canada's findings say the gang directed the killing and that there is nothing to link the Indian government to it.