Rishi Nagar, news director and radio host of a South Asian radio station in Calgary, was assaulted over the weekend in the city’s northeast
Calgary police are investigating the assault of a journalist who says his reporting on extortion, corruption and crime against the South Asian community in Alberta is connected to the violent act.
“The attack I endured was not simply an act of physical violence, it was a brazen attempt to intimidate, to silence and to prevent a free press from doing its job. I want to make one thing abundantly clear: I will not be silenced,” said Mr. Nagar, who suffered serious damage to his left eye. Police forces across Canada have been investigating incidents of alleged extortion in at least six municipalities, primarily in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, in what has been referred to as aIn February, police in the Toronto region laid two dozen charges against five individuals linked to extortion. The department said it was investigating nearly 30 incidents, including instances where businesses had shots fired into their establishments.
Calgary police said in a statement Tuesday that officers were dispatched to the Rio Banquet Hall at approximately 3 p.m. on Sunday after reports of an assault. Mr. Nagar was found at the scene and assessed by medical first responders, who determined he did not need to go to hospital.Mr. Nagar said he knew one of the men involved in the attack. He did not name him but said they had spoken before at community and religious events over the past seven years. He did not recognize his accomplice.
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