Canada alleges Indian government ‘agents’ worked with Bishnoi gang to target Khalistanis
Ottawa accused Indian agents of collaborating with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is suspected of involvement in ex-Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique’s murder.
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Canadian police officials on Monday alleged that agents of the Indian government were working with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang to plan and execute violence in the North American country.
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.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police made the accusations against the Indian government agents at a press conference in Ottawa. “What we have seen is the use of organised crime elements, and it’s been publicly attributed to one organised crime gang in particular… the Bishnoi group is connected to the agents of India,” Assistant Commissioner Brigitte Gaubin said.
To a question on whether the main target of the alleged campaign was the Sikh Canadian community, the official said: “So yes, it is targeting the South Asian community, but what we’ve seen is that they are specifically targeting pro-Khalistan elements in Canada.”
The Canadian Police also released a statement alleging that Indian diplomats and consular officials “leveraged their official positions to engage in clandestine activities, such as collecting information for the government of India, either directly or through...
