‘Freeze your property’: Canada’s opposition wants terrorist tag for the Bishnoi gang; Kapil cafes cite the attacks
Global News reported that the Conservative Party of Canada has urged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to add Lawrence Bishnoi gang to the list of terrorist organizations of the country.The British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario include this call amid violent incidents and forced recovery hazards, which have worried the Asian community.ALSO READ: After the shooting of Kapil Sharma’s cafe, Lawrence Bishnoi gang threatened the directors; ‘We will ruin Mumbai’s atmosphere’The Bisnoi gang, who is allegedly associated with a network of organized crime, has been accused of claiming responsibility for firing, including two recent attacks on the Bollywood actor and Comedian Kapil Sharma’s cafe in Surrey, BC.Crown prosecutor, Conservative Public Safety Critic Frank Caputo told Global News that the group activities completed the definition of criminal code of a terrorist organization. “Looking at the terror that they are imposing on the South Asian community … they fulfill the definition,” Caputo said, such a designation will allow officers to confiscate property, freeze bank accounts and pursue joyful punishment. BC Premier David EB, Alberta Premier Daniel Smith and Surrey and Brampton mayors have also called Ottawa to act.The name of the gang surfaced after a fresh shooting at Sharma’s Cup cafe on 8 August – the second in less than a month – in which Surrey Police Service said that many gunmen were involved in the initial hours. No injury was reported, but allegedly a post on social media from gangster Goldie Dhillon, a post on social media, claimed responsibility with the Bishnoi gang.Sharma’s cafe, which was opened on 4 July, was first targeted on 10 July, with a temporary shutdown. In a social media post after reopening, Cafe described the attacks as “heartbreak”, but vowed to remain the place of “firmness against violence” and “warmth and community”.
