8 Indian-Origin Men Arrested In California For Gang-Related Kidnapping And Torture

Last Updated:July 12, 2025, 17:11 IST

Authorities in California's San Joaquin County arrested eight Indian-origin men for gang-related kidnapping and torture, seizing cash, arms, and ammunition.

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Authorities in California’s San Joaquin County have arrested eight Indian-origin people in connection with a gang-related kidnapping and torture case.

Multiple security teams collaborated to serve five coordinated search warrants across San Joaquin County as part of a gang-related kidnapping and torture investigation, leading to the arrest of eight men.

Hindustan Times reported that those arrested have been identified as Dilpreet Singh, Arshpreet Singh, Amritpal Singh, Vishal, Pavittar Singh, Gurtaj Singh, Manpreet Randhawa, and Sarabjit Singh, said the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s office in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

The operation involved a joint effort between the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office AGNET unit and SWAT teams from the Stockton Police Department, Manteca Police Department, Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office, as well as the FBI SWAT team, to carry out the warrants.

A video of the arrest was also shared by the sheriff’s office and identified Pavittar Singh as the primary suspect. However, it did not give any further details about the case.

The authorities also seized $15,000 in cash and a large cache of arms and ammunition, including five handguns (including a fully-automatic Glock), one assault rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and high-capacity magazines.

The eight suspects were booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on multiple felony charges, including kidnapping, torture, false imprisonment, conspiracy, witness dissuasion, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, terroristic threats, and gang enhancements.

The accused are also facing other weapons-related charges such as possession of a machine gun, illegal possession of an assault weapon, manufacture/sale of high-capacity magazines, manufacturing a short-barreled rifle and carrying a loaded, unregistered handgun.

The crackdown was a part of the Kash Patel-headed Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Summer Heat initiative, which aims to “target violent offenders and gang members terrorising communities nationwide", according to the sheriff’s office.

“Summer Heat reflects Director Patel’s commitment to the American people to crush crime and restore safety in neighbourhoods across the country," the post said.

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