{"id":501565,"date":"2026-02-26T20:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/501565\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T20:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:46:11","slug":"extortion-related-shootings-forcing-surrey-business-owners-to-rethink-decisions-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/501565\/","title":{"rendered":"Extortion-related shootings forcing Surrey business owners to rethink decisions – BC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The impact of extortion-related shootings and threats is forcing some in Surrey to rethink their business decisions.<\/p>\n

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Community leaders say people are living in fear and business owners and contractors have stopped expansion plans, advertising and even driving nice vehicles.<\/p>\n

Realtor Beerinder Sidhu told Global News that violence is making some buyers think twice about moving to Surrey and some home builders have paused their projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen dramatic change in the market due to uncertainty or extortion calls,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have spoken with contractors who have expressed serious concerns. Some have reduced advertisements or public visibility out of fear of receiving extortion calls.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swift radio host, Jinny Sims, said it\u2019s not just spending habits that have changed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say the business community is thinking twice about reinvesting and maybe looking outside of B.C.,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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A new community advisory group is now working with police to improve coordination, but until then, the impact on the local economy is still being felt.<\/p>\n

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As of Monday, Feb. 23, there have been 56 reported extortions in Surrey, 11 cases involving shots fired, two arsons and 32 victims, 18 of whom are repeat victims, according to Surrey police.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, on the eve of Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s official visit to Mumbai and New Delhi, a senior official said the government believed India was no longer plotting attacks on Canadians.<\/a><\/p>\n

The official\u2019s comments at a press background briefing were the first to suggest India had halted the clandestine operations that Canada has linked to a murder and other violence.<\/p>\n

Canadian national security agencies believe India began a campaign in 2022 to kill activists in North America who support Khalistan, an independent state in the Sikh-majority Punjab.<\/p>\n

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Among those allegedly targeted was\u00a0Hardeep Singh Nijjar<\/a>, who was gunned down in June 2023 as he was leaving the Surrey, B.C., temple where he served as president.<\/p>\n

The RCMP believes the Indian government tapped gang leader Lawrence Bishnoi to arrange the murder. An Indian intelligence officer was also implicated in a\u00a0plot to kill another Canadian<\/a>\u00a0in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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