Overview
- The Immigration and Refugee Board ordered the deportation of Abhijeet Kingra on Wednesday after finding he was affiliated with the Lawrence Bishnoi organised-crime network.
- Canadian authorities tie Kingra to the September 2, 2024 shooting and arson at Punjabi singer AP Dhillon’s Colwood, B.C., home in which attackers fired multiple rounds and set vehicles ablaze.
- Kingra is serving a six-year sentence after admitting to two charges that prosecutors say were carried out at the Bishnoi gang’s direction, and he faces further court proceedings.
- Kingra denies gang membership, says he was paid CAD 4,000 to take part and warns deportation would put him in danger, but Canada Border Services Agency materials rejected those claims; another accused, Vikram Sharma, has returned to India and is wanted by West Shore RCMP.
- Officials and courts frame the decision as part of broader efforts to use immigration removals against transnational organised crime, a move that could spur appeals and increased cross‑border cooperation with Indian authorities.