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. 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. The 2022 murders of Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala and the Mumbai-based Baba Siddique, an influential 66-year-old politician, are allegedly linked to operatives of the Bishnoi gang. Gill, a member of the Bambiha gang, was wanted in India on charges of extortion, attempted murder and murder. The designation of the Bishnoi gang was welcomed by the World Sikh Organization, which said criminal activities are at an “unprecedented high with countless businesses” facing extortion and threats.