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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Indian gang claims to have 1,000 gunmen ready to carry out attacks in Canada

A gang based in India sent a letter to Canadian police warning that it has 1,000 members ready to carry out attacks across the country, a court has been told, as Ottawa grapples with a growing extortion crisis.

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which was designated as a terrorist entity last year in Canada and operates in the US, UK, Australia and the UAE, sent a letter to a police station in Abbotsford, British Columbia, in August 2025, a police officer told a court on Thursday.

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