FBI Arrests Gangster Nitish Kaushal Days After Adding Him to Most Wanted List

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Nitish Kaushal, an individual of Indian origin, in Vermont. The arrest occurred just days after Kaushal was placed on the FBI's Most Wanted list as part of a broader crackdown on transnational organized crime.

Authorities stated that Kaushal is allegedly involved in serious criminal activities, including murder, kidnapping, and drug trafficking, operating on behalf of the Bhagwanpuria organized crime group. The FBI had previously warned that Kaushal should be considered armed, dangerous, and an escape risk.

Kaushal is wanted by the FBI for his alleged participation in a transnational criminal organization engaged in racketeering conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking, extortion, weapons trafficking, money laundering, and human smuggling. A federal arrest warrant was issued by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on June 25.

The arrest is a significant outcome of Operation Hard Ball, a coordinated international law enforcement effort aimed at dismantling the Bhagwanpuria gang. This operation involved raids across the United States, Canada, and Europe, highlighting increasing global cooperation to combat transnational criminal syndicates with origins in India.

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Nitish Kaushal is wanted by the FBI for his alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organisation engaged in, among other things, acts involving murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking, extortion, weapons trafficking, money laundering and human smuggling.