Global Hunt Ends: FBI Most Wanted Fugitive Cindy Singh Arrested in India

TDT | Manama

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After nearly two years on the run, Cindy Rodriguez Singh, 40, has been captured in India and returned to the United States. Singh, a mother accused of murdering her six-year-old son, Noel Rodriguez Alvarez, was listed among the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.”

The tragic case began in October 2022 when Noel, a boy suffering from chronic lung disease and dependent on oxygen therapy, went missing from his Texas home. Singh gave conflicting accounts of his whereabouts, at one point claiming he was with his biological father in Mexico. By March 2023, a welfare check by authorities in Everman, Texas, confirmed that Noel was missing.

Two days after the welfare check, Singh, her Indian-origin husband Arshdeep Singh, and six of their other children fled to India. Investigators discovered disturbing details, including allegations that Singh feared Noel would harm her newborn twins. Reports of abuse emerged, including starvation, physical assault, and denial of water. Witnesses said Singh described her son as “evil” or “possessed” and even claimed at one point that she had “sold” him.

By October 2023, Singh was charged with capital murder in Tarrant County, Texas. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution. INTERPOL issued a Red Notice in October 2024, and the FBI added her to its “Ten Most Wanted” list in July 2025, increasing the reward for her capture from $25,000 to $250,000.

The breakthrough came in August 2025. In a joint operation involving Indian authorities, INTERPOL, and the FBI, Singh was apprehended in India and transported back to the United States to face trial.

FBI Director Kash Patel highlighted the importance of the arrest:

“The FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list is for cases like this—where a violent fugitive believed she could flee and hide abroad to avoid justice. Thanks to tireless FBI efforts and global cooperation, Cindy Singh is back in America to stand accountable for the cruel killing of her own child.”

Singh’s case marks the first time in FBI history that a mother on the “Ten Most Wanted” list has been charged with murdering her own child. It stands as a grim reminder that justice can follow even across international borders.