Particle.news
Download on the App Store
11 ARTICLES
·
1h ago

B.C. Premier Moves to Label Bishnoi Gang a Terrorist Organization

He says listing the India-based network will provide investigators with expanded powers to tackle a wave of extortion targeting South Asian businesses.

Protesters gathered outside the Indian consulate in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday June 18, 2025, marking two years since the assassination of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Youth pay tribute to the late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala who was shot dead on May 29 in Mansa district in India's Punjab state, during a candlelight vigil in Amritsar on May 30, 2022.
Image
Image

Overview

  • Premier David Eby plans to write to Prime Minister Mark Carney to seek formal designation of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang on Canada’s list of terrorist entities.
  • British Columbia authorities report a sharp rise in extortion cases against South Asian business owners, with threats delivered via letters, phone calls and social media.
  • The RCMP has linked the outfit to violent crimes on Canadian soil while India’s National Investigation Agency describes its leader as running a transnational terror syndicate from jail.
  • Designation as a terrorist group would allow police to freeze assets, require financial institutions to report transactions and deploy enhanced investigative tools used previously against a Mexican cartel.
  • Opposition public safety critic Elenore Sturko has questioned the timing and evidence behind the move even as community forums and a dedicated RCMP task force work to address the surge in complaints.