B.C. government welcomes Canada listing India-based Bishnoi gang as terrorist entity - Global News

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The top lieutenant of the Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar arrived in Canada in 2017, ostensibly to attend Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B. C. But it is “unknown” if he ever went to class, records show. Instead, he helped Bishnoi expand his criminal organization into Canada, allegedly instigating high-profile murders, a political assassination and an extortion crisis. A classified intelligence report obtained by Global News reveals the Bishnoi gang’s Canadian franchise has relied heavily on Indian youths who, like Brar, entered the country on student visas. Written by the Canada Border Services Agency, the report cites the gang’s “growing operational presence in Canada” and “demonstrated use of Canada’s immigration programs for criminal purposes.”“Investigations increasingly identify Indian foreign nationals on study permits and work permits as participants in these organized criminal activities,” the CBSA’s Intelligence and Investigations Directorate wrote.

The crackdown on India-based organized crime continued on Friday as Canada’s immigration tribunal ordered the deportation of an accused member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Described as a “bottom-tier” associate of the Bishnoi gang in Edmonton, Jashandeep Singh is the latest Indian citizen to face deportation for his involvement in the violent crime group. While the top leaders of the Bishnoi gang were charged with racketeering this week, Singh is among the lower-level suspects Canadian authorities have opted to expel from the country. Like many in the Bishnoi gang, Singh came to Canada on a student visa. He said his parents borrowed money to send him to an Edmonton college in 2022 so he could have a brighter future. But he acknowledged he made a “mistake.” Story continues below advertisement

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