FBI arrests Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Cindy Rodriguez Singh in India

The FBI confirmed the arrest of Cindy Rodriguez Singh, a North Texas woman formerly on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, in India, where she was taken into custody in a coordinated operation with Indian authorities and international law-enforcement partners. Singh, who faces a Texas capital murder charge connected to the death of her 6-year-old son, Noel Rodriguez Alvarez, and a federal count of Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution, has been transported back to the United States and is expected to be handed over to Texas authorities to face state and federal proceedings. The arrest is described by FBI leadership as a landmark example of international cooperation and a continuation of recent successes in apprehending fugitives on the Most Wanted list.

Noel Rodriguez Alvarez, who lived in Everman, Texas, had been missing since October 2022 and was described as a child with significant health and developmental needs. Local authorities pursued several lines of inquiry after a welfare check requested by the Everman Police Department in March 2023 found that Noel had not been seen since late 2022 and was not aboard a family flight to India. Investigators later concluded Noel...