In a significant international fugitive operation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the arrest of Cindy Rodriguez Singh, who was recently added to the agency’s coveted “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. Singh is wanted on state charges for the capital murder of her young son and for fleeing the country to avoid prosecution.
The arrest marks the fourth time in the last seven months that the FBI has successfully captured a fugitive from its Top Ten list, a streak officials are calling a testament to intensified collaboration and field work.
“Thanks to tremendous field work, our law enforcement partners, intelligence operatives, and an administration that lets good cops do their jobs, we have taken another dangerous individual off the streets,” a statement from the Bureau read.
Singh’s case began in the small community of Everman, Texas, just south of Fort Worth. In March 2023, local authorities conducted a welfare check on her six-year-old son after he had not been seen by anyone since October 2022. According to investigators, Singh provided false information to police about the boy’s whereabouts.
Just two days after that police contact, she boarded an international flight to India. The FBI believes she had not returned to the United States until her capture.
The Tarrant County District Court in Fort Worth formally charged Singh in October 2023. The following month, a federal arrest warrant was issued, charging her with Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution (UFAP), a federal statute often used to pursue fugitives across state and international lines.
The FBI specifically credited its field offices in Dallas and New York, the Department of Justice, its local partners in Texas where the tragic case originated, and authorities in India for their coordination in the successful operation.
Singh now faces the state charge of Capital Murder of a Person Under Ten Years of Age, in addition to the federal UFAP charge. Details on her initial court appearance and the process for her extradition to Texas were not immediately released.
