Overview

• Canadian authorities detained Fenil Patel after receiving a U.S. extradition request, according to a Canadian Justice Department spokesperson quoted by CBC News.
• The case stems from the January 2022 deaths of Jagdish and Vaishali Patel and their two children, whose bodies were found by the RCMP near the Manitoba–Minnesota border during a blizzard.
• An affidavit filed by a U.S. Homeland Security special agent and related court records cite phone evidence and facilitator testimony naming Patel as a key organizer operating from Canada.
• Indian police say Patel and co-accused Bittu Paji face a Red Corner Notice and an FIR alleging culpable homicide and human trafficking as wider investigations continue across jurisdictions.
• Two other participants, Steve Shand and Harshkumar Ramanlal “Dirty Harry” Patel, were convicted in 2024 and sentenced in May 2025 to prison terms of up to 10 years in Minnesota.