IndiaPunjab Police has arrested an officer, Gurinderjit Singh, who was recently charged in the United States for allegedly extorting $400,000 from a Los Angeles family by threatening to file false murder cases against their relatives in India. The U.S. federal indictment alleges that Singh colluded with members of an organized crime group led by Jaggu Bhagwanpuria to target perceived rivals through threats and financial demands. According to reports, a California-based associate of the Bhagwanpuria syndicate named Gurlal Singh threatened a victim in the U.S. and passed their information to Singh, who then implicated the victim and their family in a fabricated murder case. When the charges were made public, Singh claimed he had no knowledge of the allegations and was subsequently transferred to the Police Lines in Hoshiarpur, with an inquiry initiated against him. This arrest is part of a broader U.S.-led operation targeting Indian-based transnational gangs, which includes charges against other figures like Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar, accused of orchestrating the 2023 killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.
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