Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Canadian intelligence report names Lawrence Bishnoi gang's alleged overseas operatives
There is a group of dangerous criminals called the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which started in India but now does bad things in other countries.
Police in Canada made a secret report that lists the most important members of this gang.
The report says the gang asks shop owners to pay them money, which is called extortion, and sometimes shoots at buildings.
It says the gang uses young Indian men living in Canada and local street gangs to do their work.
The gang is also said to use big trucks to move guns and other illegal things around Canada.
The leader, Lawrence Bishnoi, is in jail in India, but police believe he still gives orders using hidden phones.
The report also names other leaders who are still free, including Goldy Brar, Rohit Godara, Harry Boxer and Goldy Dhillon.
Canada and the United States are working together on a big investigation called Operation Hard Ball, and some gang members have already been arrested.
Canada has also officially called the gang a terrorist group to show how serious this problem is.
A classified report prepared in December 2025 by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) identifies alleged overseas operatives of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
The report describes the India-based gang as an expanding transnational network relying on local recruits, Indo-Canadian street gangs and the commercial trucking industry.
Key members profiled include Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar, Rohit Godara, Harry Boxer and Goldy Dhillon.
The report follows Operation Hard Ball, a coordinated Canadian-US investigation that led to arrests and indictments linked to murder-for-hire plots, extortion, drug trafficking and organized crime.
Canada has designated the Bishnoi gang a terrorist entity, while Bishnoi faces 47 FIRs in India over 16 years with only four convictions.
- Who
- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Intelligence and Investigations Directorate, which prepared the report, and alleged Lawrence Bishnoi gang operatives in North America, including Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar, Rohit Godara, Harry Boxer and Goldy Dhillon.
- What
- A classified Canadian intelligence report naming key alleged overseas members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and detailing its criminal operations in Canada.
- When
- The report was prepared in December 2025 and published weeks after the Operation Hard Ball announcement; the article also references developments from April 2026.
- Where
- Canada, especially British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, with the network active in the United States, India, Europe and the Middle East.
- Why
- Because of growing concerns over the gang's expanding transnational operations, including extortion targeting South Asian business owners, shootings, drug trafficking and weapons smuggling.
- Reporting agency
- Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Intelligence and Investigations Directorate
- Report date
- December 2025
- Source
- Confidential tactical guide obtained by Global News
- Terrorist designation
- Canada designated the Lawrence Bishnoi gang a terrorist entity earlier this year
- Operation Hard Ball
- Coordinated Canadian-US investigation into the Bishnoi network
- FIRs against Bishnoi in India
- 47 first information reports over 16 years; 4 convictions
- Extortion campaigns
- Targeting South Asian business owners in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario from 2023
- Key members profiled
- Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar, Rohit Godara, Harry Boxer, Goldy Dhillon and others