Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:37pm on 14 Jan 2026,Wednesday India Global
Canada's Royal Canadian Mounted Police claimed in a confidential report that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang operates "on behalf of the Indian government," despite being designated a terrorist organization. The three-page RCMP intelligence review, obtained by Global News, mentions alleged Indian government ties six times while tracking the gang's expanding Canadian footprint. The report describes Bishnoi's organization as involved in extortion, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and assassinations motivated by "greed" rather than political or religious reasons. Indian Ambassador Dinesh Patnaik countered by highlighting Canada's 40-year inaction on terrorism despite India's warnings, questioning how these elements entered Canada initially. The allegations emerge as India-Canada relations tentatively recover. (PC: Reuters)
