Fresh Shooting Spree in Surrey Linked to Lawrence Bishnoi Gang; NIA Expands Probe into Gang-Terror Nexus

Surrey (Canada) / New Delhi: A fresh wave of shootings was reported across multiple locations in Surrey, Canada, late Tuesday night, with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang openly claiming responsibility for the attacks.

According to preliminary reports, the shootings targeted four establishments linked to a local restaurant owner. The attacks came just two days after a Bishnoi gang aide accused the owner of extortion.

Shortly after the incidents, a social media post purportedly made by Goldy Dhillon, a known associate of the Bishnoi network, surfaced online. In the post, Dhillon accused the restaurant owner of harassing employees and withholding their salaries, warning that anyone exploiting workers would “be dealt with in the same way.”

This is the second major gunfire incident in Canada within a week allegedly linked to the Bishnoi syndicate. On October 5, the gang had opened fire at multiple sites, later asserting that the attacks were retaliation against Navi Tesi, who they claimed had extorted money in Lawrence Bishnoi’s name.

Meanwhile, in India, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has intensified its crackdown on the gang’s transnational operations. On October 6, the agency filed a fresh chargesheet against another accused for using forged documents to help Bishnoi’s associates obtain passports and flee abroad to continue terror-related activities.

The case pertains to a terror conspiracy jointly orchestrated by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and the proscribed outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), aimed at spreading organized terror across India.

In its fifth supplementary chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court, Patiala House (New Delhi), the agency named Rahul Sarkar as the 22nd accused in the case. Investigators allege that Sarkar facilitated gang members by preparing fake Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, and bank documents to enable their escape from the country.

Of the 22 accused, 18, including Sarkar, have been arrested, while four remain absconding. The NIA stated that forged documents were used to help key operatives such as Sachin Bishnoi obtain passports and relocate abroad.

Originally registered by the Delhi Police Special Cell on August 4, 2022, the case was transferred to the NIA on August 26, 2022, which continues to probe the terror–gangster nexus operating across borders.