The Indian national is wanted on a federal extortion-conspiracy charge tied to the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group.
LOS ANGELES, CA — The FBI has added an Indian national publicly identified as “No Name Given Kamal” to its organized-crime Most Wanted listings, seeking him over his alleged involvement in an extortion conspiracy connected to the Lawrence Bishnoi Organized Crime Group.
The FBI says Kamal is wanted on a federal charge of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion. A federal arrest warrant was issued July 1 by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. The FBI’s public feed dates Kamal’s Most Wanted entry to Aug. 18. The case is being handled by the bureau’s Los Angeles Field Office.
The listing places Kamal in the FBI’s Criminal Enterprise Investigations category and its transnational organized-crime Most Wanted listings. It is separate from the bureau’s better-known Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. The FBI says the Lawrence Bishnoi organization originated in Punjab, India, and operated in the Central District of California and elsewhere.
Federal authorities describe Kamal as an Indian national born July 27, 2000. The FBI lists him as 5 feet, 7 inches tall and about 150 pounds, with black hair and black eyes. The public notice identifies him only as “No Name Given Kamal,” and the FBI has not provided a fuller name on the wanted page. The charge against him remains an allegation, and guilt would have to be established in court.
Kamal’s listing comes after federal authorities announced a broader investigation of India-based transnational crime groups operating in the United States, Canada and Europe. On July 7, the Justice Department announced Operation Hard Ball, a years-long investigation targeting three organizations that authorities accuse of involvement in crimes including extortion, drug trafficking, shootings, targeted killings and other offenses.
The Justice Department said 37 defendants were charged across three federal indictments unsealed as part of the operation. Authorities reported 24 arrests in the United States, Canada and Europe, including 11 in California. At the time of the announcement, federal officials said law enforcement was still searching for 10 fugitives connected to the broader cases.
One of the indictments focuses on the organization federal prosecutors say was led by Lawrence Bishnoi. Prosecutors allege the group operated across several countries and used threats and violence to support extortion schemes. The indictment includes allegations involving attempted extortion of victims in Los Angeles and Thousand Oaks, California, including a demand for $5 million made against one victim in late 2025 and early 2026.
Federal prosecutors also allege that members and associates of the Bishnoi organization participated in drug trafficking and other crimes. The Justice Department said the broader Operation Hard Ball investigation resulted in the seizure of about 1,000 kilograms of cocaine, 1 kilogram of heroin, roughly $40,000 in cash and a dozen firearms. Those figures cover the wider international investigation and should not be read as allegations that the seized items were personally connected to Kamal.
The federal indictment involving the Bishnoi organization charges multiple defendants with offenses including racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion, attempted extortion and a drug-distribution conspiracy. The Justice Department has emphasized that an indictment contains allegations and that defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Kamal remained listed as wanted by the FBI as of Sunday. The bureau has not announced an arrest or disclosed additional public information about his whereabouts. His federal arrest warrant remains tied to the alleged extortion conspiracy being investigated through the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office.
Author note: Last updated August 23, 2026.