A Northern California multi-agency investigation into gang violence between rival Sikh groups connected to 11 shootings has resulted in 17 arrests, authorities said Monday during a news conference.
Law enforcement officials said they connected two gangs to an Aug. 27, 2022, mass shooting where five men were shot outside a Stockton Sikh temple and a March 26 shooting where two men were shot near a Sacramento County Sikh temple.
Throughout the investigation, known as Operation Broken Sword, 41 firearms were confiscated from suspects responsible for violent crimes and shootings in Sutter, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Yolo and Merced counties, according to authorities. Two suspects were described as "fugitives from India who are wanted on a number of murders out of India."
