FBI says woman on its most wanted list is in India; Reward: $250,000

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has dramatically increased its reward to $250,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of Cindy Rodriquez Singh, a Texas woman accused of killing her six-year-old son and subsequently fleeing to India. Singh has now been added to the FBI's most wanted list.

Rodriquez Singh, born in 1985 and originally from Dallas, Texas, was last seen in March 2023. She was seen boarding an international flight bound for India with her husband and six other juvenile children.

Child absent from flight

"On March 22, 2023, Rodriguez Singh, her husband, and 6 other juvenile children, boarded an international flight to India," stated the FBI. Investigators have since confirmed that the missing child was not present and never boarded that flight.

The FBI believes Rodriquez Singh has not returned to the United States since. Due to her apparent flight risk, the reward for information has been significantly escalated from an initial $25,000 to the current $250,000.

The allegations against Singh stem from the disappearance of her six-year-old son, Noel Alvarez. He was reportedly last seen in October 2022, though his family did not report him missing until March 2023, which then triggered an Amber Alert in Texas.

Charges against Rodriquez

According to the FBI, the Everman Police Department was prompted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to conduct a welfare check on Alvarez in March 2023. "During the welfare check, Rodriguez Singh lied to investigators and indicated that the child was in Mexico with his biological father and had been there since November 2022," the FBI said in a statement.

Just two days after this welfare check, Cindy, her husband Arshdeep Singh, and their six other children were observed boarding the international flight to India. The FBI explicitly noted that Noel, the six-year-old boy, was not seen with the family.

In October 2023, Singh was formally charged with capital murder in the District Court of Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas. A federal arrest warrant for Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution was subsequently issued in November, further escalating the efforts to apprehend her.

Cindy Rodriquez Singh is described as 5'1" to 5'3" tall, weighing 120 to 140 pounds, with a medium complexion, brown eyes, and brown hair. She has distinctive tattoos on her back, both legs, right arm, right hand, and right calf.