Satvinderjit Singh, better known as Goldy Brar, was born in 1994 in Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab, the son of a police officer and a homemaker. His early life was shaped by the expectation of a respectable career, but college politics in Chandigarh introduced him to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
In 2017, fearing his son's dangerous associations, Brar’s family sent him to Canada on a student visa. He worked as a truck driver and delivery executive in Ontario while maintaining clandestine contacts with Bishnoi and other Punjab‑based criminals.
Brar’s rise to notoriety accelerated after the 2020 murder of Gurlal Brar, a close associate of Bishnoi, outside a Chandigarh nightclub. The incident spurred Brar, then abroad, to orchestrate revenge, expanding into targeted killings, extortion, and gang wars from a distance.
Unlike conventional gangsters, Brar never stepped on crime scenes. He used encrypted messaging apps and virtual numbers to command shooters from Canada and the United States, employing a multi‑state outsourcing model that siphoned crores via hawala and cryptocurrency.
His name entered the international spotlight when he allegedly coordinated the May 29, 2022 murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. Investigative agencies cite his role as the bridge between Bishnoi, who was incarcerated, and the operatives who carried out the hit.
In 2024, Indian authorities designated Brar a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and added him to the FBI’s most wanted list. Arrest warrants now hang in Canada and the U.S., where extradition talks with India are reportedly underway.