Among those arrested are six men and one woman aged between 21 and 54, facing theft charges with individual incidents valued between $25,000 and $136,000.
“They have taken credit for vast violence in Canada and abroad,” Caputo wrote, citing political shootings, extortion of Indian-Canadians and “extreme violence” carried out religious and ideological reasons.
It applies to foreign nationals of Indian origin or their spouses who meet specific eligibility criteria, excluding those with past Pakistani or Bangladeshi citizenship.
One of the girls is seen throwing a shopping basket towards the woman, continuing the verbal abuse, making offensive gestures and appearing to spit in the direction of the person filming.
British Columbia Premier David Eby questioned how such individuals could be allowed to pursue asylum claims based on fears of returning to India, while their alleged criminal activities continued to affect residents in Canada.
