The police in Canada has issued a rare public warning to all Punjabi emigrants to stay away from a list of 11 gangsters of whom 9 are of Punjab-origin as they linked to extreme levels of gang violence.
The 9 Punjab-origin gangsters named by the Canadian police are Barinder Dhaliwal, 38, Shakeel Basra, 28, Jagdeep Cheema, 30, Ravinder Sarma, 35, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, 35, Samroop Gill, 29, Sumdish Gill, 28, Amarpreet Samra, 28, and Sukhdeep Pansal.
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia(CFSEU-BC) sees a direct connection between the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, 28, in May in Mansa district of Punjab and the killing of Ripudaman Singh Mallik, 75, on June 15th in Canada’s Surrey, BC. In both the killings Punjabi gangsters are believed to be involved. Mallik was acquitted in Air India's Kanishka terrorist bombing case of 1985 which killed all 329 passengers on board.
Goldy Brar who travelled to Canada in 2017 on a student visa and has now gone underground claimed responsibility for the murder of Moosewala. Goldy belongs to the dreaded Lawrence Bishnoi gang which is supposed to be having a 500-member team of criminals and sharp-shooters at its beck and call. The Canadian police are yet to take any action on the Indian request to extradite Goldy so that he faces the law in India.
It is a matter of record that US-based Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun openly assured legal protection to the killers of Moosewala but the Canadian authorities are yet to act against him. Similarly, Hardeep Nijjer a close associate of Pannun too keeps on indulging in anti-India activities from Canadian soil without facing any legal action.
The Punjab police through Interpol has also sought the extradition of 5 notorious gangsters wanted in cases of murder, looting, extortion, and kidnapping who are conveniently hiding in Canada. These elements are known to be working in cahoots with Khalistanis and taking part in executing terror activities in Punjab. One such attack was on the Punjab police's intelligence headquarters in Mohali.
India has brought it to the notice of the Canadian government that agents of ISI of Pakistan are active in that country aiding and advising anti-India forces to carry out terror activities especially to disturb peace in Punjab. But the Canadian government has not taken cognisance of Indian requests seeking the extradition of gangsters and other criminals.
India has also protested against Khalistani elements misusing Gurdwaras like Dashmesh Darbar in Surrey, Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Surrey, and Dixie Gurdwara in Brampton, Toronto, Ontario.
According to Punjab police sources, the role of Gurvinder Dhaliwal, Gurpreet Singh Sahota, a TV host at Channel Punjabi which is owned by Khalistani Pary Dullay, and Ranjit Singh Khalsa in-charge of Khalistani Gurdwara of Abbotsford is yet to be brought under scanner by the Canadian police.
Punjab police have informed their Canadian counterparts that the killers of kabaddi player Sandeep Singh Ambian too continue to reside in Brampton unfettered.
The Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on June 10 broached the issue with the Canadian High Commissioner Cameron Mackay in Chandigarh and sought his support for nabbing gangsters hiding in Canada after engineering crimes in Punjab. Mann advocated for a constitution of a joint action team comprising officers from Punjab and Canadian police to weed out gangsters.
