Toronto: The Lawrence Bishnoi gang's criminal activities in Canada are being driven by at least three different factions, according to a Canadian police officer.
The factions, led by Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar, and Jora Sidhu, use temporary residents as their foot soldiers, a Constable with the Edmonton Police Service revealed during a deportation hearing.
Goldy Brar, a former lieutenant, is wanted in connection with the murder of entertainer and politician Sidhu Moose Wala, while Jora Sidhu was part of the Bishnoi gang hierarchy but was killed in Dubai last year.
Every individual identified during the investigation is a temporary foreign worker or on a student visa and relatively new to Canada, the officer said.
FINTRAC analysis suggests that multiple crime groups, including the Bishnoi Gang and Bambiha Gang, are involved in ongoing extortion activities, with students from India being used for transactions.
The Bambiha gang operates through a multi-layered structure of regional commanders inside India and international coordinators based abroad, enabling it to sustain operations ranging from violent attacks to coordinated intimidation campaigns.
