Canada deports 2 Indians linked to extortion, criminal activities

Canada has deported two Indian nationals over the last two months who were involved in a series of criminal cases, including drug trafficking, arson, shootings, extortion, and auto thefts. Canada Border Services Agency on Wednesday posted about the deportation of Arshdeep Singh and Sukhnaaz Singh Sandhu on social media. “We remove foreign nationals who threaten public safety,” the agency said. CBSA added that the deportation of Singh and Sandhu was part of its wider efforts to disrupt extortion networks.
According to Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) records obtained by CBC News, Arshdeep Singh and Sukhnaaz Singh Sandhu were known to each other — and to the alleged "prime conspirator" behind a series of extortion-linked shootings at a Surrey, B.C., café. Singh, who came to Canada on a student visa in August 2022, was suspected in an arson in Ontario, a shooting in Edmonton, extortion cases in Surrey and auto theft and insurance fraud in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, Alberta and Saskatchewan. It is believed that Singh knew Sukhnaaz Singh Sandhu, but it is not clear how the two knew each other.

#CBSA removed Sukhnaaz Singh Sandhu after he was found inadmissible for organized criminality and suspected membership in the Ruffians criminal gang. We work with law enforcement partners to combat extortion. pic.twitter.com/TMOOg8RgI8

— Canada Border Services Agency (@CanBorder) March 18, 2026

When authorities went through Singh’s phone, they found a video of him and Sandhu with Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon – the man accused of orchestrating shootings at the Surrey-based Kaps Café owned by Kapil Sharma and his wife Ginni Chatrath.Canada deported Sandhu on February 3, 2026, also under escort. For escorted removals, officers accompany the individual being removed.