New Delhi, July 8 -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced that a total of 24 people have been arrested 24 across the US, Canada, and Europe in a coordinated international operation targeting three India-based organised crime groups, including the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles said the arrests were the result of a years-long federal investigation into Indian crime syndicates that were engaged in targeted killings, extortion and drug trafficking around the world.

According to a federal indictment in Los Angeles unsealed on Tuesday, Bishnoi, who has been imprisoned in India, and his close associate, Satinderjeet Singh, also known as Goldy Brar, have been charged with directing the 2023 murder ...