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Gagandeep Singh. (Calgary Police Service)<\/p>\nFive men have been charged in what Calgary police are calling an elaborate extortion scheme targeting the South Asian community. <\/p>\n
Last Wednesday evening, investigators say a man was kidnapped from a home in Edmonton by four men after being assaulted and threatened at gunpoint. <\/p>\n
The victim was forced into a vehicle that was then driven from Edmonton to Calgary. <\/p>\n
According to police, the suspect drove the victim to his friend\u2019s home in the northeast community of Cityscape, where there were more suspects and vehicles staged. <\/p>\n
Investigators say the suspects were trying to get the kidnapped man to lure his friend out of the home; that friend was the intended extortion target. <\/p>\n
The victim refused and was again assaulted. <\/p>\n
While the suspects remained outside the house, the victim\u2019s friend and his wife tried to leave. Police say they were followed and threatened with a gun before going back inside their home, where they called the police. <\/p>\n
Shortly after, police found a vehicle that was thought to involved and conducted a traffic stop near Metis Trail and 104 Avenue NE. <\/p>\n
Two men were arrested during the stop for their involvement in the Cityscape incident. However, that incident had been yet to reported to police. <\/p>\n
The remaining suspects drove the kidnapping victim back to Edmonton where he was released near his home early the next morning. <\/p>\n
When he was released, the victim contacted police to report he\u2019d been kidnapped. <\/p>\n
On May 12, with the help of the CPS Tactical Team, investigators found two more suspects and conducted a traffic stop on Martindale Boulevard NE, where they were arrested. <\/p>\n
In total, four men have been arrested and charged in relation to this incident, and a fifth man is wanted on warrants. <\/p>\n
Police believe more suspects were involved and are asking anyone with information to come forward. <\/p>\n
Taranveer Singh, 24, of Calgary, and Daksh Gautam, 25, of Calgary, are each charged with two counts of pointing a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, kidnapping with a firearm, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon, and assault. <\/p>\n
Akashdeep Singh, 18, of Calgary, and Pardeep Singh, 24, of Calgary, are each charged with kidnapping with a firearm, pointing a firearm, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon, and assault. <\/p>\n
Gagandeep Singh, 29, of Calgary, is wanted on warrants for kidnapping with a firearm, pointing a firearm, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon, and assault. <\/p>\n
Gagandeep Singh. (Calgary Police Service)<\/p>\n
Gagandeep Singh has tattoos of a woman on his right forearm and a blue and red eagle on his left forearm. Police say he has connections to Calgary, Ontario, and B.C. <\/p>\n
Since April 2025, there have been 45 extortion-related incidents in Calgary. Nineteen of the incident involved shootings at homes, businesses, or vehicles. <\/p>\n
To date, 11 individuals have been charged in relation to the incidents in Calgary. <\/p>\n
Anyone with information is asked to contact police by calling 403-266-1234 or tip anonymously through CrimeStoppers. <\/p>\n
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