Wanted in India, living in Canada: Here's the list of NIA-designated gangsters with Canada links

The diplomatic ties between India and Canada are currently witnessing an all-time low after Ottawa accused New Delhi's involvement in the killing Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June last year.

India, however, has strongly rebuffed Canada's claim that Indian agents were involved in the murder, dubbing them "baseless" and "absurd".

Nijjar was shot dead outside a Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on the evening of June 18, 2023.

He was designated a terrorist by India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2020.

'Safe haven for terrorists'

There have been many instances in the past where India has raised concerns to Canada about the growing sentiment of separatism and the Khalistani threat.

Earlier, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had underlined how terrorists were being provided a safe haven abroad, calling for the government of Canada to act upon it.

"Terrorism is being funded and supported by our western neighbour Pakistan, but the issue of safe havens and places to operate are being provided abroad, including in Canada," the then MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had said.

"We would want the Canadian government to not provide safe havens to terrorists and to take action against those who are facing terrorism charges or send them here to face charges," he added.

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He then asserted that Canada was one of those countries that needed to contemplate its international reputation.

"If you talk about reputational damage, it is Canada that needs to look at its growing reputation as a place, as a safe haven for terrorists, for extremists, and for organized crime," Bagchi said.

NIA's crackdown on terror networks

The NIA launched a crackdown on terror networks in 2023 where it unveiled the identities of 43 notorious accused individuals, the majority of which had links in Canada.

Here's the list of the NIA-designated gangsters with Canada links:

• Lawrence Bishnoi
• Jasdeep Singh
• Kala Jatheri alias Sandeep
• Virender Pratap alias Kala Rana
• Joginder Singh
• Rajesh Kumar alias Raju Mota
• Raj Kumaralias Raju Basodi
• Anil Chippi
• Mohammad Shahbaz
• Goldy Brar Ansari
• Sachin Thapan Bishnoi
• Anmol Bishnoi
• Vikramjit Singh alias Vikram Brar
• Darman Singh alias Darmaniot Kahlon
• Arshdeep Singh Gill
• Surender Singh alias Chiku
• Dalip Kumar alias Bhola
• Parveen Wadhwa aliasPrince
• Yudhveer Singh
• Vikas Singh
• Lakhbir Singh alias Landa
• Gaurav Patyal alias Saurav Thakur
• Sukhpreet Singh alias Budda
• Amit Dagar
• Kaushal Choudhary
• Asif Khan
• Naveen Dabas alias Naveen Bali
• Chhotu Ram alias Bhat
• Jagseer Singh alias Jagga
• Sunil Balvan alias Tillu Tajpuria
• Bhupinder Singh alias Bhupi Rana
• Sandeep alias Bandar
• Sukhdool Singh
• Gurpinder Singh
• Neerai alias Pandit
• Daler Singh
• Dinesh Sharma
• Manprit Singh Peeta
• Hariom alias Titu
• Harpreet
• Lakhveer Singh
• Irfan alias Chhenu Pehalwan
• Sunny Dagar

(With inputs from agencies)