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Indian-origin official unhurt as police investigate extortion threats
Unknown gunmen open fire at Cricket Canada president’s home in Surrey
Unknown gunmen opened fire at the home of the Indian-origin president of Canada’s cricket governing body, but no injuries were reported, according to a local media report.
Arvinder Khosa, who was elected as the president of Cricket Canada earlier this month, confirmed the shooting, CBC News reported.
Gunshots were fired at his house in Surrey at 4:40 am on Wednesday, the report said, adding that at least five bullet holes were visible in the door, windows and exterior of the house.
The house was occupied at the time of the shooting; however, no one was injured in the incident, it said.
Quoting Surrey Police, the report said that the investigation is in its early stages, but the shooting is believed to be extortion-related.
“An individual associated to the residence that was shot this morning has received extortion-related threats,” it quoted Sergeant Ali Gailus, a media relations officer, as saying. AP