Indian authorities arrested two top gangsters in the U.S. in a major crackdown on transnational crime.

Indian authorities have arrested two of the country’s most-wanted gangsters, Venkatesh Garg and Bhanu Rana, in the United States—Garg in Georgia and Rana in another state—marking a major breakthrough in an international effort to dismantle overseas criminal networks. Both men, linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, are accused of running extortion rings, supplying weapons, and orchestrating violent crimes across northern India. Garg, wanted in over 10 cases including the murder of a BSP leader, allegedly collaborated with fugitive Kapil Sangwan. Rana is tied to a grenade attack in Punjab and the June arrest of two men carrying weapons on his orders. Both are expected to be deported to India as part of broader efforts to dismantle transnational gang operations.