Canada Police release photos of Indians charged in extortion cases

The Calgary Police Service in Canada has released photographs of 15 men charged in connection with a series of violent extortion incidents targeting the city's South Asian community. The suspects, who are mostly of Punjabi origin from India and are in Canada on student or work visas, face a total of 56 charges. One suspect remains in custody, while the others have been released on bail.

The police are seeking information about the suspects' associates and other details to assist their investigation. This incident is part of a broader pattern of extortion targeting South Asian communities in Canada, particularly in British Columbia and the Greater Toronto Area. Police operations, Orion and Outage, are ongoing to reduce violence in these cases.

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