US-Canada Terror Crackdown Vindicates India's Stand On Lawrence Bishnoi Gang: Top Intel Sources
US-Canada Terror Crackdown Vindicates India's Stand On Lawrence Bishnoi Gang: Top Intel Sources Reported By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 16:19 IST Sources said India
US-Canada Terror Crackdown Vindicates India's Stand On Lawrence Bishnoi Gang: Top Intel Sources Reported By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 16:19 IST Sources said India did not merely raise concerns diplomatically but backed its claims with extensive intelligence sharing through detailed dossiers Rapid Read Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi The sweeping US-Canada crackdown on the Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar criminal syndicate under Operation Hard Ball has validated India’s long-standing warnings about the transnational reach of the network and could help ease years of diplomatic friction over high-profile assassinations, top intelligence sources told News18 on Wednesday. According to the sources, the coordinated operation, which resulted in the arrest of 24 key operatives across the United States and Canada and federal indictments against several alleged gang leaders, has significantly disrupted the syndicate’s overseas logistics, financial channels and operational capabilities. “This is a major vindication of India’s consistent position that these were organised transnational criminal networks operating from foreign soil, not isolated domestic gangs," a top intelligence source said. India Had Flagged The Threat For Years Sources said New Delhi has, for more than a decade—and with greater intensity during the Narendra Modi government’s tenure—consistently warned partner countries that the Bishnoi-Brar syndicate had evolved into a sophisticated international criminal enterprise. Indian agencies repeatedly maintained that members of the network had established safe havens in North America, from where they coordinated extortion, narcotics trafficking, targeted killings and other organised criminal activities while remaining beyond the reach of Indian law enforcement.
According to intelligence officials, Operation Hard Ball demonstrates that India’s assessment of the network’s scale, capability and international footprint was accurate. Dossiers, Extradition Requests And Intelligence Sharing Sources said India did not merely raise concerns diplomatically but backed its claims with extensive intelligence sharing. The Investigation Agency (NIA), Punjab Police and other security agencies submitted detailed dossiers to counterparts in the United States, Canada and other Western countries documenting the activities of the Bishnoi-Brar syndicate. These dossiers reportedly outlined the gang’s international extortion network targeting businessmen, singers and actors in Punjab, multi-continent narcotics trafficking operations, financial channels used to move illicit proceeds across jurisdictions, and the group’s ability to coordinate criminal operations from prisons using intermediaries and encrypted communication. Officials said India also submitted 26 formal extradition requests, along with provisional arrest warrants and Interpol Red Corner Notices against several gangsters and separatists believed to be operating from abroad. According to the sources, Indian agencies repeatedly warned that North America had become a major operational base for the syndicate, allowing it to evade Indian law while directing criminal activities back home. Vindication Of India’s Position On Nijjar Intelligence sources also said the latest legal action strengthens India’s long-held position regarding the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The diplomatic crisis between India and Canada began in September 2023 after then Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau alleged a potential link between Indian government agents and Nijjar’s murder. India firmly rejected the allegation, insisting that Ottawa had not produced credible evidence while repeatedly urging Canadian authorities to act against extremist and organised criminal networks operating from Canadian soil.
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