India, July 15 -- In a major escalation against transnational crime syndicates operating on American soil, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has placed an alleged operative of an India-linked criminal syndicate on its most wanted list.

The federal agency took action against Nitish Kaushal, identifying him as a suspected associate of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Organised Crime Group (OCG), as part of an intensified American crackdown on global syndicates originating from India.

According to US investigators, Kaushal is being sought for his suspected ties to the "Bhagwanpuria OCG," which authorities describe as a "transnational criminal organisation that originated in Punjab, India, and operated in the central district of California...