NEW DELHI: The FBI, in collaboration with Indian law enforcement agencies, has arrested suspect named Cindy Rodriguez Singh who was on US' top-10 wanted list. Accused of killing her son (6), Singh had fled to India in 2023.
FBI director Kash Patel posted on X about the breakthrough. "FBI has arrested another Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive: Cindy Rodriguez Singh. This is the 4th "10 Most Wanted" fugitive arrested in the last 7 months. Thanks to our local partners in Texas, where this case originated, @TheJusticeDept, as well as partners in India for coordination". While the place of her arrest was not clear, sources said she was identified on the basis of the multiple tattoos on her body and flown to New York after being apprehended. While CBI, being the nodal agency, apparently coordinated the operation, no immediate comment was available from the agency on the case.
Singh (40), US national, was placed on the FBI's most wanted list in July. Born in Dallas, Texas, Singh has ties to India and Mexico. According to the FBI, Singh's younger son, Noel Alvarez, had disappeared in Oct 2022.
"On March 20, 2023, at the request of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Everman Police Department officers conducted a welfare check on behalf of the boy. During the interview, Singh lied to officers when she explained that the boy was living with his biological father in Mexico and had been there since Nov 2022," the FBI said.
It came to the fore later that Singh had applied for passports for all of her children except Noel in Nov 2022.
On Mar 22, 2023, Rodriguez Singh, her husband, and six other children, boarded an international flight bound for India. The missing child did not board the flight, the FBI found.
That was the last time she was sighted. "On Oct 31, 2023, Singh was charged with capital murder in a Texas court and a federal arrest warrant was issued for her on Nov 2, 2023. On Aug 29, 2024, the FBI announced a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to her arrest and conviction," the FBI had earlier said in a statement.
FBI director Kash Patel posted on X about the breakthrough. "FBI has arrested another Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive: Cindy Rodriguez Singh. This is the 4th "10 Most Wanted" fugitive arrested in the last 7 months. Thanks to our local partners in Texas, where this case originated, @TheJusticeDept, as well as partners in India for coordination". While the place of her arrest was not clear, sources said she was identified on the basis of the multiple tattoos on her body and flown to New York after being apprehended. While CBI, being the nodal agency, apparently coordinated the operation, no immediate comment was available from the agency on the case.
Singh (40), US national, was placed on the FBI's most wanted list in July. Born in Dallas, Texas, Singh has ties to India and Mexico. According to the FBI, Singh's younger son, Noel Alvarez, had disappeared in Oct 2022.
"On March 20, 2023, at the request of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Everman Police Department officers conducted a welfare check on behalf of the boy. During the interview, Singh lied to officers when she explained that the boy was living with his biological father in Mexico and had been there since Nov 2022," the FBI said.
It came to the fore later that Singh had applied for passports for all of her children except Noel in Nov 2022.
On Mar 22, 2023, Rodriguez Singh, her husband, and six other children, boarded an international flight bound for India. The missing child did not board the flight, the FBI found.
That was the last time she was sighted. "On Oct 31, 2023, Singh was charged with capital murder in a Texas court and a federal arrest warrant was issued for her on Nov 2, 2023. On Aug 29, 2024, the FBI announced a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to her arrest and conviction," the FBI had earlier said in a statement.
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