Here are key facts about Bishnoi and his associates after India and Canada expelled six of each others’ diplomats as the countries see a rupture in ties
after Ottawa accused Indian government agents of links to the 2023 murder of a Sikh separatist leader near Vancouver.accused Indian government agentsIndia’s top investigative body, the National Investigation Agency, describes the group as a criminal gang headed by Lawrence Bishnoi, whose lawyer says he contests more than 40 cases accusing him of crimes such as murder and extortion, with many trials yet to begin.
Born in the northern state of Punjab, Bishnoi is short and lean, sporting a beard and mustache when seen in public for court appearances. However, Bishnoi has said he opposes Khalistan, or the demand for an independent Sikh state, and was not “anti-national”, in an interview with a private news channel last year.
It named the Bishnoi organized crime group as having earlier claimed some of those actions, and accused it of being linked to Indian agents.Bishnoi and his associates face several murder, extortion and terror-related charges.
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