New Delhi:
India will observe up a November 10 request to Canada to extradite terrorist Arshdeep Gill, alias Arsh Dalla, the de facto chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Power, the Overseas Ministry mentioned Thursday.
In an announcement on X, the ministry mentioned a court docket in Canada’s Ontario had listed its extradition request for listening to and that it had despatched separate requests to confirm monetary particulars as supplied final 12 months.
The ministry labelled Dalla a “proclaimed offender” named in over 50 circumstances of homicide, try to homicide, extortion and terrorist acts, together with terror financing. He was designated a ‘terrorist’ in January final 12 months and can also be an accused in a number of circumstances filed by the Nationwide Investigation Company.
Delhi additionally believes Dalla has taken over the reins of the Khalistani terror outfit after Hardeep Nijjar was shot useless. The June 2023 killing of Nijjar – a Canadian citizen – has led to a diplomatic row with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declaring – with out proof – that “brokers” of India have been concerned within the homicide.
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Canada has refused earlier requests by India handy over Dalla.
Dalla was arrested in Canada’s Halton final month after they have been injured in an assault by unknown shooters. Dalla was injured and sought therapy at a neighborhood hospital that alerted the cops. The police searched their car – a gray Dodge Durango – and located bullet marks on the SUV, and likewise discovered two bullet casings on the ground of the passenger’s seat, suggesting Dalla and Singh additionally fired again.
READ | Arshdeep Dalla, Hardeep Nijjar’s Aide, Detained In Canada: Sources
A day later, Dalla’s home was searched and a Taurus 9mm handgun, with a loaded journal, was recovered, as additionally a rifle, a shotgun, and two high-capacity magazines in a gun secure.
READ | How Gunfight In Canada Led To Khalistani Terrorist Dalla’s Arrest
Dalla and the affiliate, Gurjant Singh, have been arrested and await bail hearings.
Who Is Arsh Dalla?
Dalla is from Moga in Punjab.
A identified aide of Nijjar, Dalla is credited with orchestrating a number of focused killings by a grid of sleeper cell assassins. Among the many extra high-profile victims of his murderous community was Manohar Lal, a member of the Gurmeet Ram Rahim-led Dera Sacha Sauda in November 2020.
Specialists imagine Dalla’s sleeper cell community spans three continents – Canada and the USA in North America, components of Europe, and Dubai, the Philippines and Thailand in Asia.
Sources have instructed NDTV his huge prison operation might also be supported by Pakistan’s Inter-Companies Intelligence, or ISI, as he’s identified to be concerned in smuggling weapons throughout the Pakistan border.
These are smuggled to Punjab through drone drops. There are additionally unconfirmed studies of terrorist acts in collaboration with one other banned terrorist outfit, the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Dalla-Bishnoi Rivalry
Dalla’s prison community is believed to have a long-standing rivalry with that led by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who, extremely, runs his huge syndicate from a jail in Punjab.
The Bishnoi gang shot to focus after the 2022 homicide of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, and made headlines in April this 12 months after a firing incident exterior Bollywood star Salman Khan’s Mumbai residence.
READ | “Bishnoi Gang Linked To Indian Authorities Brokers”: Canada’s Declare
The gang additionally assassinated Maharashtra politician Baba Siddique final month, and was named by Canadian authorities in unsubstantiated allegations in opposition to India in reference to Nijjar’s killing.
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