Canada: Lawrence Bishnoi gang strikes restaurant owner in Surrey with multiple shootings

Bishnoi gang claims Surrey shootings

A series of shootings occurred at multiple locations in Surrey, Canada, with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claiming responsibility. The attacks, coming just two days after an aide of the gang accused a person of extortion, targeted nearly four establishments linked to a local restaurant owner.

A social media post by Goldy Dhillon, a known associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, emerged shortly after the shootings. Dhillon accused the restaurant owner of harassing employees and failing to pay their salaries. He warned, “Anyone exploiting workers would be dealt with in the same way.”

Earlier, on October 5, the Bishnoi gang had opened fire at several locations in Canada and later claimed responsibility. The gang said one Navi Tesi had extorted money in the name of Lawrence Bishnoi, prompting the attacks.

Meanwhile, on October 6, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed charges against another accused for using fake documents to help gang members procure passports to flee the country and continue their terror activities. The case is linked to a terror conspiracy orchestrated by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in association with the proscribed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) to spread terrorism in India.

In its fifth chargesheet filed last week before the NIA special court at Patiala House, Delhi, the agency charged Rahul Sarkar with facilitating gang members in carrying out terror activities in India. Sarkar is the 22nd accused to be chargesheeted in the case; 18 have been arrested, while four remain absconding.

The NIA investigation revealed that besides aiding the gang’s escape, Sarkar was involved in creating and arranging forged documents, including Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, and bank passbooks, which were used by co-accused Sachin Bishnoi and others to obtain passports for international operations.

The case was initially registered by the Delhi Police Special Cell on August 4, 2022, and taken over by the NIA on August 26, 2022, which continues to probe the terror-gangster nexus.