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India Today
6 days ago
- Business
- India Today
Two Indian-origin men held for Sikh businessman's murder in Canada
Two 21-year-old Indian-origin men were arrested in connection with the murder of a 51-year-old Indo-Canadian businessman, Harjeet Dhadda, who was shot multiple times in a parking area in Mississauga, Ontario, on May 14. Dhadda, originally from Uttarakhand, had received multiple extortion threats, and his daughter blamed authorities for failing to prevent his Regional Police (PRP) announced the arrests of two men, Aman and Digvijay, from Delta, British Sikh businessman, originally from Uttarakhand, operated a trucking safety and insurance consultancy in Brampton, Ontario. He had received multiple threats from extortionists and had reported the matter to the the Canadian government responsible for "failing to curb extortion and targeted violence", his daughter, Gurlin Dhadda, said that the community is outraged."Why are innocent people left defenceless while the threats grow louder? When the authorities fail to protect us, what options do we have?" she said in a statement issued a day after her father's the time of the murder, the police had called the incident "a targeted shooting".On May 14, Dhadda, was approached by the suspect and shot multiple times while in a parking area near Tranmere Drive and Telford Way in Mississauga. The victim later succumbed to his injuries at a local suspects fled in a stolen vehicle, which was recovered shortly after the incident, the police said in a statement issued on an intensive probe, two suspects were identified and tracked to Delta, British Columbia. On May 28, PRP, with assistance from officers from the Delta Police Department, Abbotsford Police, Surrey Police, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, located and arrested the accused, the police said in the accused appeared before a justice in Surrey, British Columbia, before being turned over to homicide detectives to be transported back to Ontario, to face charges of first-degree accused persons attended a bail hearing on June 1 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton, the PRP said in the AND PARTNERSHIP LEAD TO ARRESTSPRP head Nishan Duraiappah said the police teams remained focused and relentless throughout the investigation."This arrest is a testament to the unwavering perseverance and diligence of our homicide investigators. The strong collaboration with policing partners allows this family to take the next step toward justice for the loss of their loved one," the statement quoted PRP chief as saying."Despite the suspects' efforts to evade capture, our teams remained focused and relentless. This outcome sends a clear message — no matter how far you run, our teams will find you," Duraiappah OF SOUTH ASIAN TARGETS IN CANADA 'S BRAMPTONadvertisementThe incident echoed growing concerns in the business community about a rise in targeted threats and extortion attempts, especially against South Asian month, three Indian-origin men were arrested in Canada's Brampton after they fired inside a business establishment in the city to extort money, according to police said the crime was part of a trend targeting South Asian businesses in the trend of extortion bids and the murder of the Indo-Canadian businessman has sent shockwaves in the local Watch
Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
Police arrest 2 men in connection with murder of Indo-Canadian businessman
Toronto: Two 21-year-old Indo-Canadian men have been arrested from British Columbia in connection with the daylight murder of an Indo-Canadian businessman in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) last month. Peel Regional Police (PRP) announced the arrests of two individuals identified only as Aman Aman and Digvijay Digvijay, both 21. On May 14, at approximately 10 minutes to noon, 51-year-old businessman Harjeet Dhadda, resident of Brampton, was approached by a suspect and shot multiple times in a parking lot in Mississauga. He was taken to a local hospital but succumbed to the injuries sustained. The suspects fled in a stolen 2018 Black Dodge Challenger, which was recovered shortly following the incident. After an intensive investigation, PRP said, two suspects were identified and tracked to the town of Delta in British Columbia. On May 28, PRP, with assistance from officers with the Delta Police Department, Abbotsford Police, Surrey Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, located and arrested the two men. The accused appeared before a Justice in Surrey, BC, before being turned over to homicide detectives to be transported back to Ontario, assisted by the BC Sheriff Service. They face first-degree murder charges. 'This arrest is a testament to the unwavering perseverance and diligence of our homicide investigators. The strong collaboration with policing partners allows this family to take the next step towards justice for the loss of their loved one. Despite the suspects' efforts to evade capture, our teams remained focused and relentless. This outcome sends a clear message — no matter how far you run, our teams will find you,' PRP chief Nishan Duraiappah said, in a statement. At the time of the murder, police believed it was 'a targeted shooting'. There were several unverified claims related to the murder on social media, including a post attributed to a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang that Dhadda had been targeted. Unconfirmed reports also linked Dhadda, originally from Uttarakhand, to a murder in the state of 70-year-old mining trade Mahal Singh in October 2022. At the time, HT, quoting a unnamed senior state police official had reported that a 'week before his murder, the trader had received a threat call from Canada from one Harjeet Singh, alias Kaale' The local network Omni reported at the time that Dhadda was targeted for extortion but had refused to pay up. His daughter Gurleen Dhadda told the channel, 'They asked for $500,000 from my dad, but my dad denied it. My dad said he's not going to pay a single penny because he works for it.' According to local media reports, Dhadda was shot six times. In a social media post, his son Tanveer Singh Dhadda said, 'My father did not deserve this. He was not involved in anything criminal. He lived an honest life. Yet, those who came to harm him were armed with illegal weapons, operating with complete disregard for the law and seemingly without fear of consequences.'
CBC
30-01-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Contested B.C. fence along U.S. border has been taken down, police say
Social Sharing An unauthorized fence that sparked an international investigation after it was erected in B.C. along the U.S.-Canada border has been taken down, according to police. The Delta Police Department, which recommended the fence be put up after a B.C. senior inadvertently crossed into the U.S. and died in 2023, said it was taken down Thursday morning after a meeting between the police chief and city manager concluded that the barrier "should be removed immediately." "Considerations for other options in the future to mitigate the risks identified in the assessment will be explored," the department said in a statement. Delta residents were not happy about the unguarded, black chain-link fence that was put up earlier this month, a project that the mayor and city council said they were not consulted on beforehand. On Wednesday, the International Boundary Commission, a bi-national organization responsible for regulating construction close to the Canada-U.S. border, confirmed to CBC News that it did not authorize the fence and was investigating the matter. CBC has reached out to the commission asking how the removal of the fence impacts the investigation. Delta councillor Daniel Boisvert, one of the loudest opponents of the fence, said he's happy to see the fence go, saying he did not like what it represented. "I felt that this type of fence, barrier, wall (whatever you want to call it) did not symbolize the trust that our two countries have shared for decades," he said in a statement Thursday. Fence not authorized Immigration and history experts said the fence likely violated a historic policy meant to keep the Canada-U.S. border vista clear from coast to coast, with one immigration lawyer claiming the fence was in violation of the treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Britain — when Canada was still a British colony. The fence in Delta was mere inches away from a sign that says "no construction or trees" within 10 feet or three metres of the international boundary. The fence, roughly 30 metres long, was put up at the end of English Bluff Road in Tsawwassen, a community within the Metro Vancouver suburb of Delta, B.C. That side of the border adjoins a park in the Washington state community of Point Roberts. The Delta Police Department recommended the fence be built to prevent people from unintentionally crossing into the U.S. following a 2023 incident in which a Tsawwassen senior went for a walk and didn't return home. He was found dead a few days later in Point Roberts after inadvertently crossing into the U.S. Monument Park in Point Roberts, which has grassy space that extends across the border into Canada, is a place where Canadians and Americans have historically been able to meet for picnics without going through border patrol. It became a particularly popular meeting place during the COVID-19 pandemic when the borders were officially closed. While there was previously no fence along this part of the border, there were and still are border patrol cameras that monitor the area. Many other parts of the short border are marked by a variety of private property fences or, as Harvie described, low barriers that prevent cars from crossing over. WATCH | This short stretch of border fencing may be violating an old war treaty: Why this B.C. fence along the U.S. border may be violating the War of 1812 treaty 15 hours ago Duration 2:03 A small fence built along the Canada-U.S. border in Delta, B.C., may be violating a long-standing treaty from 1814. The fence was put up earlier this month as a safety precaution, but as Jon Hernandez reports, it has sparked an international investigation.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Contested B.C. fence along U.S. border has been taken down, police say
An unauthorized fence that sparked an international investigation after it was erected in B.C. along the U.S.-Canada border has been taken down, according to police. The Delta Police Department, which recommended the fence be put up after a B.C. senior inadvertently crossed into the U.S. and died in 2023, said it was taken down Thursday morning after a meeting between the police chief and city manager concluded that the barrier "should be removed immediately." "Considerations for other options in the future to mitigate the risks identified in the assessment will be explored," the department said in a statement. Delta residents were not happy about the unguarded, black chain-link fence that was put up earlier this month, a project that the mayor and city council said they were not consulted on beforehand. On Wednesday, the International Boundary Commission, a bi-national organization responsible for regulating construction close to the Canada-U.S. border, confirmed to CBC News that it did not authorize the fence and was investigating the matter. CBC has reached out to the commission asking how the removal of the fence impacts the investigation. Delta councillor Daniel Boisvert, one of the loudest opponents of the fence, said he's happy to see the fence go, saying he did not like what it represented. "I felt that this type of fence, barrier, wall (whatever you want to call it) did not symbolize the trust that our two countries have shared for decades," he said in a statement Thursday. Fence not authorized Immigration and history experts said the fence likely violated a historic policy meant to keep the Canada-U.S. border vista clear from coast to coast, with one immigration lawyer claiming the fence was in violation of the treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Britain — when Canada was still a British colony. The fence in Delta was mere inches away from a sign that says "no construction or trees" within 10 feet or three metres of the international boundary. The fence in Delta is mere inches away from a sign that says, 'No construction or trees within 10 feet/3 metres of the international boundary.' (Mike Zimmer/CBC) The fence, roughly 30 metres long, was put up at the end of English Bluff Road in Tsawwassen, a community within the Metro Vancouver suburb of Delta, B.C. That side of the border adjoins a park in the Washington state community of Point Roberts. The Delta Police Department recommended the fence be built to prevent people from unintentionally crossing into the U.S. following a 2023 incident in which a Tsawwassen senior went for a walk and didn't return home. He was found dead a few days later in Point Roberts after inadvertently crossing into the U.S. Monument Park in Point Roberts, which has grassy space that extends across the border into Canada, is a place where Canadians and Americans have historically been able to meet for picnics without going through border patrol. It became a particularly popular meeting place during the COVID-19 pandemic when the borders were officially closed. While there was previously no fence along this part of the border, there were and still are border patrol cameras that monitor the area. Many other parts of the short border are marked by a variety of private property fences or, as Harvie described, low barriers that prevent cars from crossing over. WATCH | This short stretch of border fencing may be violating an old war treaty:
CBC
29-01-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Why this B.C. fence along the U.S. border may be violating War of 1812 treaty
An unguarded, black chain-link fence erected in B.C. along the U.S.-Canada border is now the subject of an international investigation and could be in violation of a more than 200-year-old treaty, according to one immigration lawyer. The fence, roughly 30 metres long, was put up at the end of English Bluff Road in Tsawwassen, a community within the Metro Vancouver suburb of Delta, B.C., on Jan. 16. That side of the border adjoins a park in the Washington state community of Point Roberts. The International Boundary Commission, a bi-national organization responsible for regulating construction close to the Canada-U.S. border, confirmed to CBC News Wednesday that it did not authorize the fence and is now investigating the matter. The Delta Police Department recommended the fence be built to prevent people from unintentionally crossing into the U.S. following a 2023 incident in which a Tsawwassen senior went for a walk and didn't return home. He was found dead a few days later in Point Roberts after inadvertently crossing into the U.S. The police force said the fence was implemented in collaboration with the city's engineering team. Monument Park in Point Roberts, which has grassy space that extends across the border into Canada, is a place where Canadians and Americans have historically been able to meet together for picnics without going through border patrol. It became a particularly popular meeting place during the COVID-19 pandemic when the borders were officially closed. War of 1812 treaty In 1814, Britain and the U.S. signed the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, agreeing to return to pre-war boundaries under the condition that neither country could erect a barrier within 10 feet or three metres of the border. (Canada was still under the British Crown then, only becoming a fully sovereign nation in 1867). The fence in Delta is mere inches away from a sign that says "no construction or trees" within 10 feet or three metres of the international boundary. "Whoever put up this fence was obviously not reading this placard," said U.S. immigration lawyer Len Saunders. "The Canadian government, directly through the municipality of Delta, has violated the Treaty of Ghent," Saunders said, adding that he's surprised the fence has not yet been taken down. Motion to bring fence down Delta Mayor George Harvie said neither he nor the rest of council knew about the fence before it went up. Harvie said a motion to take it down will be put to council on Monday. He told CBC News he expects a unanimous vote or at least for a large majority of councillors to vote in favour of the motion. He said council will then immediately notify the International Boundary Commission of its actions and conduct an investigation to determine how a fence was put up without its knowledge to prevent it from happening again in the future. The Canada Border Services Agency said it was not involved in the installation of the fence and referred questions to Delta police. While there was previously no fence along this part of the border, there were and still are border patrol cameras that monitor the area. Many other parts of the short border are marked by a variety of private property fences or, as Harvie described, low barriers that prevent cars from crossing over.
