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Sikhs for Justice Organizer Inderjit Singh Gosal Charged in Ontario on Multiple Firearms Offences

The arrest follows NSA-level talks in New Delhi that emphasized closer IndiaCanada cooperation on counter-terrorism.

Overview

  • An Ontario charge sheet lists counts including illegal possession and careless use of a prohibited handgun for purposes dangerous to the public peace.
  • Gosal, 36, was arrested Friday by Ontario Provincial Police in Whitby and appeared in an Oshawa court on Monday, according to court documents cited by reporters.
  • Two men — Arman Singh, 23, of Toronto, and Jagdeep Singh, 41, of New York — were charged alongside him and remain in custody.
  • The detention came days after Indian and Canadian national security advisers met in New Delhi and pledged collaboration against transnational crime and terrorism.
  • Media describe Gosal as a close aide to SFJ leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and a key organizer of the CanadaKhalistan referendum,” and report he previously received police warnings about threats to his life.