U.S. grand jury indicts Indian gang leader Bishnoi for ordering Surrey Sikh leader's 2023 killing

A U.S. federal indictment unsealed this week alleges Lawrence Bishnoi ordered the June 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar outside a gurdwara in Surrey, B.C. The document also names Satinderjeet Singh, Bishnoi's North American lieutenant, as ordering the killing. U.S. authorities are seeking Bishnoi's extradition from India, where he is jailed. The indictment provides the first formal U.S. charging document directly linking Bishnoi to the homicide.