The FBI carries out an international operation targeting the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, with raids and arrests reported across multiple countries. According to the outlets, the action includes searches at more than 50 locations in the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe, as part of what the FBI calls “Operation Hard Ball.” Mint reports that 24 people are arrested during the crackdown and that the investigation focuses on alleged members and associates of India-based crime groups.
The arrests are tied to federal charges connected to the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, which the FBI says forms part of its broader investigation into Indian crime syndicates. The two reports align on the core details of the operation’s scope—cross-border raids and arrests—and the Nijjar case as a central allegation.
Both sources present the operation as a coordinated law-enforcement effort involving FBI action and multinational investigative activity, without providing new information on specific individuals beyond the number arrested and the alleged links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
