Indo-Canadian organized crime
| Founding location | British Columbia |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1990s - present |
| Territory | Canada |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi (predominantly Jatt Sikh) |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, weapon trafficking, robbery, contract killing, fraud, money laundering, chop shop, counterfeiting, extortion, illegal gambling, murder and prostitution |
| Allies | Triads, Vietnamese crime groups, Mexican cartels |
Indo-Canadian organized crime is a term denoted to organized crime groups based in Canada that are predominantly of Indian origin. Indo-Canadian gangs are the third major homegrown organized crime problems in Canada, next to the Outlaw motorcycle clubs and Native American criminal organizations. Annual police report ranked them third in terms of sophistication and strength in British Columbia, only behind the aforementioned biker gangs and Asian criminal organizations such as the Triads and Vietnamese drug clans.[1]
History
Indo-Canadian street gangs were formed in the 1990s as a direct result of the racism and threats young kids of mostly Jatt Sikh descent had to undergo in British Columbian suburban towns and neighborhoods. While street gangs where in the beginning mostly involved in petty street crimes, older and more calculated criminals from the community quickly saw opportunities to make profit of the situation. Often using clan-based connections in their homeland, organized criminals from the Jatt community were able to build relatively criminal empires making use of young street gangs. The first major Indo-Canadian crime boss was Bindy Johal, although many and more powerful crime characters followed.[2] Indo Canadian gang violence has caused a major problem with a total of about 100 gang deaths since the 1990s to present day with most still unsolved. Between 1990 and 2005 atleast 50 and at most 80 Indo Canadians have been murdered from gang related violence. Unfortunately Indo Canadian gang violence is still on a high, recorded that from 2006 to 2014, 34 Indo Canadians had been murdered by gang violence making up for 21.3% of gang deaths in B.C.[3] Gang violence has started to heat up again as of 2014 in the Punjabi (Sikh) community were violence in West Abbotsford between the Chahil and Dhaliwal crime groups has led to the death of Harwindip Singh Baringh, [4] in the Vancouver South Slope were two Punjabi groups have caused chaos which might be linked to the situation in West Abbotsford, and as of 2015 14 out of 22 shootings in Surrey and Delta from March 9 to April 19 have been from a drug turf war between the Sikh and Somali drug gropus which has led to the death of Arun Singh Bains.[5]
Activities
The main trade of the Indo-Canadian crime groups is the trafficking of heroin. Indo-Canadian crime bosses use their family connections in India to bring in the drug. Indo-Canadian crime groups widened the reach of their activities and delved criminal areas such as extortion, kidnapping, prostitution, money laundering and above all contract killing.[6][7] Organized gangs from the community have infiltrated the local transportation business, setting up connections with Mexican drug cartels and using truck drivers to smuggle cocaine and hashish from Mexico into the USA and Canada.[8]
Indo-Candian gang deaths
2015 Indo-Canadian gang deaths
Arundeep Cheema
2014 Indo-Canadian gang deaths
Tejinder Singh Malli
2013 Indo-Canadian gang deaths
Jaskaran Sandhu
Harpreet Chahal
Manjinder Hairan
Manjot Dhillon
Sukh Dhak
date 2012
Jagdip Johal
date: Sep.6, 2012 age at death: 37
Randy Naicker
date: Jun.26, 2012 age at death: 35
Gurbinder Singh Toor
date: May 30, 2012 age at death: 35
Ranjit Cheema
date: May 2, 2012 age at death: 43
Sandip ‘Dip’ Duhre
date: Jan.17, 2012 age at death: 36
Baljit ‘Bal’ Buttar
date: Nov.?, 2011 (exact date unknown) age at death: 35
Christopher Jai Reddy
date: Jun. 24, 2011 age at death: 24
Balwinder Uppal
date: Jun. 4, 2011 age at death: 43
Gurmit Singh Dhak
date: Oct. 16, 2010 age at death: 32
Chhminder Singh Gill
date: May 16, 2010 age at death: 32
Gurpreet ‘Gary’ Singh Bassi
date: Oct. 26, 2009 age at death: 23
Rajinder Singh Soomal
date: Sep. 29, 2009 age at death: 35
Jaswant ‘Billy’ Rai
date: Jun. 30, 2009 age at death: 36
Sarbjit ‘Steve’ Nagra
date: May 28, 2009 age at death: 29
Joseph Randay
date: May 1, 2009 ages at death: 18
Dilsher Gill
date: May 1, 2009 ages at death: 17
Sunil Mall
date: Mar. 3, 2009 age at death: 27
Sukhwinder Dhaliwal
date: Mar. 2, 2009 age at death: 32
Rakesh Ratnam Naidu
date: Oct. 2, 2008 age at death: 34
Gurpreet (Gerry) Singh Sidhu
date: Aug. 21, 2008 age at death: 21
Harminder (Harvey) Hans
date: May 26, 2008 age at death: 18
Bhupinder Singh Benning
date: May 24, 2008 age at death: 27
Hark Hans
date: Mar. 19, 2008 age at death: 28
Pritpal Singh Virk
date: Feb. 2, 2008 age at death: 19
Tejvir (Sunny) Singh Bains
date: Jan. 28, 2008 age at death: 24
Ronal Shakeel Raj
date: Nov. 6, 2007 age at death: 31
Daljit Sandhu
date: May ? 2007 (exact date unknown) age at death: 19
Gurpreet Singh Dhaliwal
date: Jan. 12, 2006 age at death: 25
Ravinder (Robby) Singh Dhanjal
date: Jan. 11, 2006 age at death: 25
Baljinder (Bobby) Singh Atwal
date: Jan. 7, 2006 age at death: 22
Hardev Singh Sidhu
date: Sep. 30, 2005 age at death: 27
Hartinder (Harry) Gill
date: Aug. 28, 2005 age at death: unknown
Inderjit (Andy) Singh Rai
date: May 7, 2005 age at death: 23
Sukhwinder (Sukh) Singh Jawanda
date: Apr. 2, 2005 age at death: 27
Harpreet Singh Khurmee
date: Feb. 21, 2005 age at death: 34
Sukhjinder (Baboo) Singh Sohal
date: Jan. 13, 2005 age at death: 39
Jatinder (Jerry) Singh Natt
date: Jan. 13, 2005 age at death: 22
Aklesh Anuj Chaudary
date: Nov. 14, 2004 age at death: 19
Manjinder Singh Nutt
date: Aug. 29, 2004 age at death: 24
Hardeep (Hardy) Bassi
date: Jul. 14, 2004 age at death: unknown
Herman Dhillon
date: May 4, 2004 age at death: unknown
Phil Hothi
date: May. 4, 2004 age at death: unknown
Harjeet Singh Ghoman
date: Apr. 26, 2004 age at death: 23
Karmen Singh Johl
date: Mar. 23, 2004 age at death: 63
Gerpal (Paul) Singh Dosanjh
date: Mar. 6, 2004 age at death: 28
Gurwinder Singh Bath
date: Dec. 13, 2003 age at death: 36
Naveen Shiv Daval
date: Dec. 12, 2003 age at death: 20
Bobby Johal
date: Aug. 8, 2003 age at death: 28
Davinder Singh Gharu
date: Nov. 18, 2002 age at death: 21
Abenaas (Abby) Jaswal
date: Nov. 1, 2002 age at death: unknown
Kamaljit Singh Sangha
date: Sep. 29, 2002 age at death: 26
Heera (Hari) Singh Bahia
date: Aug. ?, 2002 (exact date unknown) age at death: 24
Jaspal Toor
date: Jun. ?, 2002 (exact date unknown) age at death: 20
Robbie Kandola
date: Jun. 23, 2002 age at death: unknown
Gurjinder (Gary) Singh Sidhu
date: April 1, 2002 age at death: 27
Jaskaran Singh Chima
date: Mar. 18, 2002 age at death: 25
Kuljit (Kelly) Singh Buttar
date: Dec. 22, 2001 age at death: 22
Sukhjinder Singh Sahota
date: Nov. 21, 2001 age at death: 27
Gurpreet Singh Buttar
date: Nov. 21, 2001 age at death: 25
Rakinder (Rick) Singh Bhatti
date: Oct. 9, 2001 age at death: unknown
Narinder (Ned) Singh Mander
date: Oct. 9, 2001 age at death: unknown
Kamalbir (Kam) Jawanda
date: Sep. 29, 2001 age at death: unknown
Gary Rai
date: Aug. 3, 2001 age at death: unknown
Krishan Sharma
date: Jan. 15, 2001 age at death: 24
Gurpreet Singh Sohi
date: Sept. 14, 2000 age at death: 20
Manmohan (Manny) Singh Tiwana
date: Aug. 25, 2000 age at death: 26
Gurinder Singh Johal
date: Jul. 27, 2000 age at death: 22
Mike Brar
date: May 13, 2000 age at death: 21
Rishi Singh
date: Feb. 14, 2000 age at death: 21
Vikash Naidu
date: Sep. 3, 1999 age at death: 23
Kuldeep Singh
date: Sep. 3, 1999 age at death: 25
Deepak Sodhi
date: May 20, 1999 age at death: 19
Bhupinder (Bindy) Singh Johal
date: Dec. 20, 1998 age at death: 27
Roman (Danny) Mann
date: Nov. 29, 1998 age at death: 22
Vikash Chand
date: Oct. 7, 1998 age at death: 26
Derek Chand Shankar
date: Sep. 19, 1998 age at death: 19
Gorinder Singh Khun Khun
date: Oct. 21, 1997 age at death: 24
Amarjit Singh Dheil
date: Jan. 19, 1997 age at death: 31
Paul Jabbal
date: Oct. 11, 1995 age at death: 22
Peter Manjeet Dosanj
date: Jun.10, 1995 age at death: unknown
Ranjit (Ron) Singh Dosanjh
date: Apr. 19, 1994 age at death: unknown
Jimsher (Jimmy) Singh Dosanjh
date: Feb. 25, 1994 age at death: unknown
Sanjay Narain
date: Dec. 2, 1991 age at death: unknown
Parminder Chana
date: Oct. 11, 1991 age at death: unknown
References
- ↑ http://www.primetimecrime.com/Recent/Organized%20Crime/VS20051001Indo.htm
- ↑ http://www.primetimecrime.com/Recent/Organized%20Crime/VS20051001Indo.htm
- ↑ http://www.voiceonline.com/34-south-asian-victims-in-gang-related-homicides-jan-2006-mar-2014-more-in-another-special-gang-article-on-friday/
- ↑ http://www.voiceonline.com/abbotsfords-harwindip-singh-baringhs-murder-rivalry-between-chahil-and-dhaliwal-crime-groups/
- ↑ http://www.voiceonline.com/rattans-rumble-dont-fool-yourselves-nothing-in-going-to-change-in-the-crime-scene-and-here-is-why/
- ↑ http://www.theprovince.com/news/Duhre+gang+they/6114583/story.html
- ↑ http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/canada-gang-wars-have-a-punjab-connection
- ↑ http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/10/14/indocanadian_truck_drivers_from_gta_caught_in_web_of_north_american_drug_trade.html
- ↑ http://www.warriorsreligion.com/resources/deathlist