Rohit Godara: India’s Most Dangerous Fugitive You’ve Never Heard Enough About — Full Biography 2026

In December 2023, just hours after Rajasthan’s Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi was shot dead at his own residence in Jaipur, a Facebook post appeared. “I am Rohit Godara Kapursari, brother of Goldy Brar. Today we take full responsibility for the murder of Sukhdev Gogamedi.” Posted publicly. Under his real name. From somewhere abroad. That single post — brazen, deliberate, almost casual — introduced most of India to a man who had been operating in the shadows for years. A former mobile phone repairman from Bikaner who had quietly built himself into one of the most feared names in India’s new-generation criminal underworld.

After years of following organised crime in India, I can tell you that Rohit Godara represents something genuinely new and genuinely frightening. He is not Mumbai-style underworld. He is not even the Bishnoi gang model that most people know. He is something harder to track, harder to prosecute, and — as of 2026 — still completely at large.

From Mobile Technician to Wanted Gangster — The Rohit Godara Rise

Most people get this wrong about Rohit Godara — they assume he came from a criminal family or a gang background. He didn’t. His real name is Rawataram Swami. He grew up in Kapurisar village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan. Before crime, he worked as a mobile phone technician. Ordinary background. No dynasty. No prior network.

What the headlines miss is how quickly the transition happened. He entered the orbit of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang — which was, by the early 2020s, already the most organised and digitally sophisticated criminal syndicate in North India — and rose rapidly through its hierarchy. His Bikaner origins gave him geographic reach across Rajasthan, a state that Bishnoi’s network was aggressively expanding into. He became one of Bishnoi’s key operational commanders outside Punjab, running extortion networks across Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner, and eventually expanding into Haryana and Delhi.

By 2022, he was named as an accused in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala — the crime that put both him and Goldy Brar on India’s most wanted radar simultaneously. From that point forward, Godara was no longer a regional criminal. He was a national security problem.

The Crime Portfolio — 30+ Cases and Still Adding

Rohit Godara has over 30 criminal cases registered against him across multiple states. That number understates his reach. Let me walk you through the key ones.

Sidhu Moosewala murder (May 2022): The most high-profile crime linked to the Bishnoi-Brar-Godara network. Godara is named as an accused in the murder conspiracy. His role was operational — coordinating logistics and shooters alongside Goldy Brar.

Raju Theth murder (December 2022): Gangster Raju Theth was shot dead in Sikar, Rajasthan. Godara claimed responsibility. This killing established him as capable of executing hits inside Rajasthan without relying on Punjab-based infrastructure.

Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi murder (December 2023): The Karni Sena chief was shot dead at his Jaipur home. Godara publicly claimed responsibility within hours. This killing triggered the Rajasthan Police reward and the NIA investigation. It was the moment Godara stopped being a wanted criminal and became a political problem.

Salman Khan house firing (April 2024): Two shooters fired outside the Bollywood actor’s Mumbai home. Godara was accused of orchestrating the attack. A non-bailable warrant was issued in his name. The NIA filed charges.

Disha Patani house attack (September 2025): Shooters fired outside the actress’s Bareilly residence. Godara and Brar claimed responsibility through social media posts, stating it was retaliation for insults to religious figures by her sister. Two gang members were killed in a police encounter in Ghaziabad the following day.

Chandigarh and Gurugram bomb blasts (December 2024): Godara personally posted on Facebook claiming responsibility, calling the blasts “a small demo” and warning club owners, hawala traders, and gambling operators to pay extortion or face worse. What nobody tells you is the level of public audacity involved — an internationally wanted gangster doing a press release about a bombing, in his own name, with a Jai Shri Ram greeting at the top.

The Bishnoi-Godara Split — And Why It Makes Him More Dangerous

For most of 2022–2024, Godara was understood to operate as part of the Lawrence Bishnoi network. In my experience covering gang dynamics in India, the split that followed in late 2025 is the most significant structural change in India’s criminal underworld since Chhota Rajan broke from Dawood Ibrahim.

Godara publicly accused Bishnoi of working with American intelligence agencies to protect his brother Anmol Bishnoi, sharing information on Indian operations in exchange for Anmol’s safety. He posted openly that Bishnoi was now “sharing intelligence on India.” Whether that specific claim is true is unverifiable — but the fact that a sitting gang member made that accusation publicly tells you the depth of the breakdown.

Godara aligned with Goldy Brar to form the Brar-Godara network. Bishnoi aligned with Canada-based Noni Rana. Two rival syndicates from what was one. In October 2025, Godara claimed responsibility for shooting Hari Boxer — a Bishnoi aide — in California. The gang war has gone international. Literally, physically international.

The number most articles don’t mention: since the split, at least three people connected to the two factions have been killed — in Chandigarh, Dubai, and Indiana, USA. This is not India’s underworld anymore. It is a global criminal conflict using Facebook as its press release platform.

3 Things Most Articles Get Wrong About Rohit Godara

1. He is not just a Bishnoi gang satellite — he is building his own independent empire. Since the split with Bishnoi, Godara has been actively recruiting his own shooters across Punjab, Haryana, and UP — building a parallel network that is no longer dependent on Bishnoi’s infrastructure. Delhi Police Special Cell arrested a Godara gang member in Loni, UP in January 2026 who was wanted in 18 cases, indicating operational reach into UP that he didn’t have two years ago.

2. His targets are shifting from criminals to civilians. Early Godara crimes targeted rival gangsters and high-profile figures linked to gang disputes. By 2025, his gang was firing outside Bollywood actresses’ homes, bombing clubs in Chandigarh and Gurugram, and extorting travel company owners in Punjab. This broadening of target selection is a sign of an organisation seeking revenue, not just revenge. It makes him harder to predict and more dangerous to ordinary people.

3. The NIA’s deportation effort from the UK has been running for over two years with no result. Rajasthan Police have written to CBI for Interpol assistance. NIA has been trying to get him deported from the UK. As of early 2026, Godara remains at large — reportedly shifting between the US and UK to avoid both countries’ law enforcement. His ability to evade two separate international deportation efforts while continuing to conduct operations is not luck. It suggests significant legal and logistical support structures that no law enforcement agency has yet publicly untangled.

FAQ — What Everyone Is Searching About Rohit Godara

Who is Rohit Godara?

Rohit Godara (real name Rawataram Swami) is a gangster from Bikaner, Rajasthan, currently operating as a fugitive from abroad. He is a former member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and now runs the Brar-Godara network alongside Canada-based Goldy Brar. He has over 30 criminal cases against him including murders, extortion, and terror-related charges.

Where is Rohit Godara now in 2026?

As of 2026, Rohit Godara’s exact location is unconfirmed. Various police agencies have placed him alternately in the United States and United Kingdom. The NIA has been pursuing his deportation from the UK. He continues to issue Facebook posts and conduct criminal operations remotely, suggesting he has stable international safe harbour but moves between locations to avoid detection.

What crimes has Rohit Godara committed?

Godara has 30+ cases across multiple states including involvement in the murders of Sidhu Moosewala (2022), Raju Theth (2022), and Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi (2023). He is also accused of orchestrating the firing outside Salman Khan’s Mumbai home (2024), the attack outside Disha Patani’s Bareilly residence (2025), and bomb blasts in Chandigarh and Gurugram (2024). He has demanded extortion ranging from ₹5 crore to ₹17 crore from businessmen across Rajasthan, Delhi, and Punjab.

Is Rohit Godara part of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang?

He was formerly. As of late 2025, Godara and Lawrence Bishnoi have publicly split. Godara accused Bishnoi of working with American agencies and sharing intelligence on Indian operations. He now runs the Brar-Godara network with Goldy Brar, which is a separate and rival syndicate to Bishnoi’s current faction. The two groups have been involved in retaliatory killings since the split.

Has Rohit Godara been arrested?

No. Rohit Godara has not been arrested as of April 2026. Multiple of his henchmen and gang members have been arrested by Delhi Police, Rajasthan Police, Faridabad Police, and others — but Godara himself remains a fugitive. Rajasthan Police have a reward outstanding for information on his whereabouts and have requested Interpol assistance through the CBI. Courts in Sri Ganganagar have ordered trial proceedings to begin in his absence under Section 356 of the BNSS.

Rohit Godara is proof that India’s organised crime problem has fundamentally changed shape. The old model — a don operating from a fixed base in Mumbai or Karachi — is gone. The new model is a mobile, digital-native criminal who can order a murder in Jaipur, claim a bombing in Chandigarh, and extort a businessman in Faridabad, all from a flat in London or Los Angeles, using Facebook as his public address system. Every arrest of a Godara gang member in India is a tactical win. But until someone actually gets him in a room with handcuffs on — something no agency has managed in four years of trying — the story does not end. It just gets a new chapter.