A gang linked to jailed Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi allegedly sent a letter to police in Canada claiming it had around 1,000 gunmen ready to carry out shootings.
The claim surfaced during a deportation hearing, where an investigator described a letter sent to a police station in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on August 13, 2025.
According to the officer’s testimony, the letter was addressed from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and outlined the group’s alleged criminal structure. It claimed the network had more than 1,000 individuals willing to carry out shootings as part of its operations.
The letter also reportedly said that every business had to pay its “tax,” which investigators said pointed clearly to extortion as a central motive behind the threats.
Police later confirmed that the letter had been received and shared with other law enforcement agencies involved in tackling extortion cases across Canada. Investigators also began examining the origin of the letter and the claims made in it.
The testimony came during proceedings involving an alleged member of an Edmonton-based extortion network linked to violence in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario. The officer described the Bishnoi group as a major force behind intimidation and shootings targeting South Asian business owners in Canada.
According to the testimony, extortion demands are often made through WhatsApp, with callers invoking the names of Lawrence Bishnoi or Goldy Brar. Investigators said another name, Jora Sidhu, repeatedly appeared in the communications and was believed to be handling much of the group’s extortion-related contact from outside Canada.
Police said the gang’s method has involved demanding large sums of money from business owners and then attacking homes or businesses with gunfire if the demands are not met.
The officer also said the group relied on Indian nationals in Canada to carry out attacks, with some allegedly being drawn in by small payments as well as the appeal of belonging to an organized network.
Investigators further told the hearing that the gang’s tactics changed after an internal split between Bishnoi and Brar last year. Following that fallout, shootings were allegedly carried out in some cases without prior extortion contact, suggesting a more disorganized pattern of violence.
Authorities have opened hundreds of investigations linked to extortion suspects, while dozens of removal orders and deportations have already taken place.
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