Canada judge overrules decision to release Indian national from detention over Bishnoi gang links
Karamveer Singh, an alleged member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and a self-professed supporter of Khalistan, is a fugitive who fled India in 2019 while on bail in a murder case
A Federal Court judge in Toronto has overturned the decision to release an Indian national named Karamveer Singh from immigration detention. Singh, who is also a self-proclaimed Khalistani separatist, was initially granted release based on bonds provided by his family members. However, the ruling by Judge Phuong Ngo last week nullified the previous decisions from the Immigration and Refugees Board of Canada (IRB).
The judge deemed Singh's source of funds as dubious and expressed concerns about his ties to the Bishnoi Gang, a transnational criminal organization listed by the Canadian government as a terrorist entity. Singh is a fugitive from Indian authorities, wanted for a murder charge in 2012. He claimed asylum in the United States in 2019 and arrived in Canada in January 2025, making a refugee claim.
Singh was subsequently detained in April for his alleged involvement in the extortion of Punjabi musicians and the shooting and arson at the Colwood home of music star A P Dhillon in British Columbia.
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