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AP Dhillon Home Attack: Six-Year Sentence for Shooter as RCMP Seek Second Suspect

The judge linked the plot to the India-based Bishnoi group, newly listed by Ottawa as a terrorist entity.

Remains of a burnt out vehicle outside the home of Punjabi musician AP Dhillon in Colwood, Sept. 2, 2024.
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RCMP say in a release that 26-year-old Abjeet Kingra has a noted connection to the India-based Bishnoi gang, and a judge concluded that the attack on Dhillon's Vancouver Island home last year was not isolated.
AP Dhillon performs at the Juno Awards in Edmonton in 2023. A man convicted of shooting Dhillon's Colwood, B.C., home has been sentenced to time in jail.

Overview

  • Abjeet Kingra, 26, was sentenced in Victoria provincial court to six years for the firearm offence, with a concurrent two-year term for arson.
  • RCMP said about four and a half years remain on his sentence after credit for time served.
  • Police report the Sept. 2, 2024 attack on the Colwood property involved 14 shots fired and two vehicles set on fire, with no injuries.
  • An arrest warrant remains outstanding for co-accused Vikram Sharma, 24, who is believed to be in India, and RCMP are working with partner agencies to locate him.
  • Kingra was arrested in Ontario on Oct. 30, 2024 after living in Winnipeg, according to police.