WASHINGTON / OTTAWA: A massive joint international law enforcement operation across the United States, Canada, and Europe has exposed a global criminal-terrorist network operating under the patronage of the Modi administration.
The multi-jurisdictional investigation has raised serious international questions regarding state-sponsored, cross-border criminal terrorism originating from India.
According to official sources, international criminal networks based in India are now facing global legal scrutiny for orchestrating target killings on foreign soil, running extortion rackets, threatening the diaspora, and managing organized crime syndicates.
Operation Hardball: 24 Arrested Across the West
US federal prosecutors confirmed that 24 suspects have been arrested across the US, Canada, and Europe for their alleged ties to three prominent Indian organized crime syndicates, including the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
The suspects are reportedly implicated in planning the 2023 assassination of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.
The arrests are the result of an ongoing, coordinated international crackdown codenamed “Operation Hardball.”
Law enforcement agencies revealed that these Indian-based networks are heavily involved in global targeted assassinations, transnational drug trafficking, and international extortion.
Indian Police Complicity Exposed
In a shocking revelation of state complicity, US authorities have charged Gurwinderjit Singh Nagra, a Police Station House Officer (SHO) from Tanda, Punjab (India). Nagra is accused of actively assisting gangsters in extorting a US-based family by threatening to file fraudulent murder charges against their relatives back in India.
Blow to India’s Global Image
International experts note that these high-profile criminal cases have completely shattered New Delhi’s efforts to project itself as a responsible and reliable global security partner.
The investigation into Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder has laid bare a dangerous nexus between India’s intelligence agency, RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), and transnational organized crime groups.
Despite past diplomatic public relations campaigns by India to bolster its international standing, these judicial proceedings provide concrete evidence of state-sponsored extremism and institutional backing of overseas criminal networks.
