Canada Deports Indians, Accused in Attack Cases Identified; Panjab Murders

The Canadian Border Services Agency has removed 2,831 Indians—many of them Sikhs—from Canada  in the first ten months of 2025. In 2024, the number was 1,997. Indians also led the category for 'removal in progress' at 6,515 out of a total of 29,542. The overall removals has also increased from 17,357 in 2024 to 18,785 in 2025. Meanwhile, while one of the accused involved in the shooting at Panjabi musician Amritpal Singh Dhillon alias AP Dhillon's home and torching his vehicles at his British Columbia home—at the behest of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang—Abjeet Kingra has been sentenced to jail, the other accused Vikram Sharma has fled to India. Also, the Delhi police has arrested Bandhuman Singh Sekhon, a key conspirator in the firings at comedian Kapil Sharma’s restaurant in Canada. Sekhon is the Canada-based handler for the Goldy Dhillon gang and was arrested from Ludhiana on 25 Nov. Sekhon has revealed that the mastermind was Sukhwinder Singh alias Seepu, the shooters were Gurjot Singh alias Sharry and Diljot Singh Rehal. Concurrently, in Panjab, 17-year-old Vikas Angural, nephew of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sheetal Angural, was killed in a late-night stabbing in Jalandhar. Sheetal alleged that the main accused was a drug peddler who was out on bail in another case. The Panjab state BJP working president Ashwani Sharma tore into the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government alleging that the law and order situation had collapsed in the state with the criminals moving fearlessly. In other news, on 11 Dec, Akash (no second name) or Golu Pandit was shot dead by three car-borne assailants in the parking lot of the Abohar court complex in Fazilka district. Akash had gone for a hearing in an Arms Act case. On 15 Dec, a former kabaddi player and team promoter Rana Balachauria was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was participating in a tournament in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. The Bambiha gang claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming the victim gave shelter to the killers of Panjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala (earlier coverage).