{"id":178038,"date":"2025-09-29T16:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/178038\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:04:11","slug":"bishnoi-gang-now-listed-as-a-terrorist-entity-in-canada-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/178038\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishnoi gang now listed as a terrorist entity in Canada – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\tBy Dylan Robertson<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted September 29, 2025 9:05 am\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Canada has listed the Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity, following calls from Conservative and NDP politicians<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The listing bars Canadians from financing or aiding the group led by Lawrence Bishnoi, the gang\u2019s leader in India<\/a> who has reportedly co-ordinated criminal activities from a cellphone inside a prison.<\/p>\n

Last year the RCMP accused India of using the Bishnoi gang to carry out murders and acts of extortion targeting Canadians, particularly those who advocate for the creation of a separate Sikh country to be called Khalistan.<\/p>\n

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New Delhi has rejected those claims, and says it has instead been working with Ottawa to try to stop the gang\u2019s financial flows to Canada.<\/p>\n

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The new designation allows authorities to seize property and freeze accounts, and Ottawa says this will help fight crime targeting prominent members of India\u2019s diaspora in Canada.<\/p>\n

Wesley Wark, a senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, has previously said that a terror listing likely won\u2019t deter the gang, as Canada\u2019s main issue is a lack of capacity in gathering criminal intelligence.<\/p>\n

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