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The high-profile murder of a Punjabi rapper, repeated death threats against a Bollywood star and the killing of a Mumbai-based politician earlier this month — all are alleged to be the work of one of India’s most feared gangsters, Lawrence Bishnoi. 

The latest addition to that list is the RCMP’s claim that the Bishnoi gang is targeting members of the pro-Khalistan movement on Canadian soil, allegedly at the behest of the Indian government.

The RCMP’s assistant commissioner Brigitte Gauvin name-dropped the Bishnoi group last Monday during a stunning news conference in which the Mounties outlined allegations that top Indian diplomats were engaged in criminal activity in Canada. Gauvin specified that investigators believe the gang is “connected to agents of the government of India.” 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also made the explicit connection during his testimony at a commission investigating foreign interference last week.

He stated that diplomats collected information on …

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