Apart from Batala, other suspects were identified as Dilpreet Singh, Amritpal Singh, Arshpreet Singh, Manpreet Randhawa, Sarabjit Singh, Gurtaj Singh, and a man identified only as Vishal, who did not provide a last name.
All the accused were booked on multiple charges, including kidnapping, torture, wrongful confinement, intimidating or threatening a witness, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and making criminal threats and were sent to the San Joaquin County Jail.
They were also charged with possession of a machine gun and an unregistered loaded handgun, along with manufacturing and selling high-capacity magazines and a short-barrel rifle.
During the searches, officials reportedly seized at least six guns – including a fully automatic Glock – hundreds of rounds of ammunition, several high-capacity magazines and over $15,000 in cash.
The takedown was part of the FBI’s Summer Heat initiative, a nationwide effort targeting violent offenders and gang members who terrorise US communities, according to the sheriff’s office.
“Summer Heat reflects Director (Kash) Patel’s commitment to the American people to crush crime and restore safety in neighbourhoods across the country,” the police said in a social media post.
In recent years, several terrorists and gangsters from India — including Goldy Brar, Anmol Bishnoi, and Rohit Godara– have made the US and Canada their new hideout to escape legal actions back home. These notorious elements enter these North American nations illegally and continue their criminal activities in India and abroad from there.
