New Delhi. India’s recalled diplomat Sanjay Verma has said that Canada suddenly removed the name of gangster Goldie Brar, operating in the North American nation, from its list of wanted criminals. In an interview with PTI’s video service, Verma said India had shared the names of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Brar with Canadian authorities, who had put Brar’s name on the wanted list. The senior diplomat also said that the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was “wrong” and the truth should come out after a thorough investigation.
Verma said, “Nijjar was a terrorist for us, but for any democracy, rule of law country, anything that is extrajudicial is wrong.” The diplomat said, “We always told them that we want to get to the bottom of the whole matter, so that you are satisfied, we are satisfied.” He said that Brar ran a gang in Canada but there are many such groups in that country whose reach is not so international, but their influence is across Canada.
Verma said, “Goldie Brar was living in Canada. On our request, his name was put on the wanted list. Suddenly, his name disappeared from the wanted list. What do I make of this? “Either he has been arrested or he is no longer wanted.” “So, when violence starts over drug trafficking or human trafficking and gun violence, we have seen in different parts of the world that murders happen,” he said. Brar is believed to be a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and came into limelight after claiming responsibility for the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in May 2022. However, reports suggest that both are now running separate gangs.
Verma said India had shared the names of Brar and Bishnoi with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). “So, it is not that Canada or Canadian officials woke up from their dreams and said, here is a Lawrence Bishnoi and here is a Goldie Brar, it was an Indian agency that told them about these two gangsters,” the diplomat said. .”