"Canada has accused the Lawrence Bishnoi gang of possible involvement in the murder of prominent Sikh activist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar near Vancouver. Public safety minister Gary Anandasangaree said on Monday that the new designation would allow officials to seize any assets of the gang within the country and gives us more powerful and effective tools to confront and put a stop to their crimes."
"The two countries were locked in a bitter diplomatic spat after Canada's federal police agency concluded that India, with help from the Bishnoi gang, planned and ordered Nijjar's murder. But under prime minister Mark Carney, the standoff has shown signs of easing after the countries announced plans to share intelligence in an effort to combat the rising threat of international crime and extremism."
"Lawrence Bishnoi, the 32-year-old from a small village in Punjab, is now widely regarded as India's most feared mob boss. He has been confined to a prison cell for nearly a decade, but his sprawling criminal enterprise, which started as a from a small-time racket on a university campus, has morphed into an international syndicate linked to some of the most high-profile killings both in India and abroad."
Canada designated the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity after accusing it of murder, shootings, arson, extortion and intimidation of diaspora communities, and alleging links to India's ruling government. The designation permits seizure of gang assets in Canada and grants more powerful tools to confront and stop gang crimes. Canadian authorities linked the gang to the killing of Sikh activist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar near Vancouver. A diplomatic spat followed with India, later showing signs of easing under prime minister Mark Carney with announced intelligence-sharing to counter international crime and extremism. The gang expanded from a campus racket into an international syndicate run by a jailed leader.
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