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Man Charged in Extortion-Related Shootings, Arson in B.C.’s Lower Mainland
Police say the 22-year-old faces 15 offences after extortion threats, shootings and arson caused significant damage at businesses.
- Gursewak Singh, 22, now faces 15 charges related to extortion-related shootings and arson attacks across Surrey and Abbotsford, police confirmed Tuesday.
- The attacks happened over a four-day period starting December 14 when gunfire struck Paratha 2 Pasta in Surrey, which had previously received extortion threats.
- Subsequent incidents involved arson on Old Yale Road on December 15 and a shooting at a business on King Road in Abbotsford on December 17.
- Singh remains in police custody following his arrest by the Abbotsford Police and is set to appear in court on Friday.
- Surrey remains among the hardest-hit communities in Canada, with police reporting 108 cases of extortion violence targeting the South Asian community so far this year.
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Man charged in three B.C. extortion attacks in Surrey, Abbotsford
SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A man arrested in December in Abbotsford, B.C., has been charged with extortion using a firearm after being linked to two other cases in the
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