India’s notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang has been blamed for two violent attacks in Canada — the fatal shooting of an Indian-origin industrialist in Abbotsford — escalating concerns over the criminal network’s growing offshore footprint.
Darshan Singh Sahsi, 68, president of the textile recycling company Canam International, was shot dead outside his home in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Monday morning.
CCTV footage shows a gunman approaching Sahsi’s parked vehicle and firing multiple rounds before fleeing.
It is reported that first responders attempted lifesaving measures, but he died at the scene.
Local police confirmed the shooting was a “targeted attack” and placed three nearby schools under precautionary lockdown, though no students were harmed.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has now taken over the case, with detectives reviewing security footage and gang-related claims.
In a social media post, an account linked to Bishnoi associate Goldy Dhillon claimed responsibility, accusing Sahsi of refusing extortion demands allegedly linked to the drug trade.
Authorities have not verified the claim, and no arrests have been made.
Sahsi, who immigrated to Canada from Punjab in 1991, built his company into a major contributor to the region’s recycling sector and was widely regarded as a generous community figure.
It is reported that his killing has devastated Indo-Canadian communities in both Abbotsford and his native village of Rajgarh, Punjab.
The Lawrence Bishnoi gang, designated a terrorist organisation by Canadian authorities, is linked to hundreds of shooters operating transnationally and cases connected with pro-Khalistan networks.
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