Asked Canada to extradite Lawrence Bishnoi’s associates, got no answer: India amid diplomatic row
‘They haven’t taken any action on our core concerns…There is a political motive also behind this,’ said the Ministry of External Affairs.
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The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said India had repeatedly asked Canada to extradite individuals believed to be part of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s group, but received no response.
“We informed Canada about the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and its syndicates and requested their provisional arrest and extradition some years back, and also recently,” said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. “However, there has been no response from Canada so far.”
Bishnoi, a gangster from Punjab, is currently lodged at Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Central Jail. The Mumbai Police suspect his involvement in the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique on Saturday. Bishnoi has also been accused of masterminding the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala on May 29, 2022.
Jaiswal’s comments came days after diplomatic tensions escalated between India and Canada, resulting in the expulsion of diplomats from both sides.
On Thursday, he said India had made 26 requests for the extradition of six persons – Gurjit Singh, Gurjinder Singh, Arshdeep Singh Gill, Lakhbir Singh Landa and Gurpreet Singh – in view of their alleged ties to Lawrence Bishnoi.
“They haven’t taken any action on our core concerns…There is a political motive also behind this,” he said.
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