Why was Cindy Rodrigues Singh on FBI’s most wanted list?

A coordinated operation between the US law enforcement and Indian authorities led to the arrest of Cindy Rodriguez Singh, who was on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's list of most wanted fugitives.

Cindy faces a capital murder charge in connection with the death of her young son, Noel Alvarez, who hasn’t been seen since October 2022. He was six at the time.

"She will face charges of Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution and Capital Murder of a person under 10 years of age," FBI director Kash Patel said.

According to Patel, Singh lied to authorities about her son's whereabouts in March 2023 and fled to India.

"In March of 2023, authorities in Everman, Texas conducted a welfare search for Singh's child after he had not been seen since October 2022. Singh allegedly lied to authorities about his whereabouts, and then two days later, boarded a flight to India -- and we believe has not been back to the United States since," Patel said.

During the welfare check, Cindy indicated that the child was in Mexico with his biological father and had been there since November 2022.

Patel said that Singh was charged in October 2023 in the District Court of Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas, and in November, authorities issued a federal arrest warrant for the charge of Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution.

Cindy had a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to her arrest.

On March 22, 2023, Cindy, her husband, and six other juvenile children boarded an international flight to India. Investigators confirmed that the missing child was not present and never boarded that flight.

“The return of Cindy Rodriguez Singh from India is a new chapter in the search for answers in the disappearance of Noel Alvarez. This successful outcome resulted from international collaboration between the FBI and our domestic and global partners. It proves, once again, that justice has no borders. We hope that the residents of North Texas can rest a little easier knowing that Rodriguez Singh is in custody in the United States and will now face charges,” said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge (SAC) R. Joseph Rothrock.