Edmonton police in Canada have arrested 6 Punjabi youths in the case of demanding ransom. The youth used to extort money by targeting the South Asian community. In which the police has also issued a warrant against one. Currently, the police are looking for him.
54 charges filed against all the accused
According to the information received, the police has issued a warrant against 34-year-old Maninder Singh Dhaliwal. Police say that a total of 54 charges have been registered against Dhaliwal and 6 others. These include charges such as extortion, arson, arson, vandalism, trespassing, assault with a weapon and committing a crime for a criminal organisation.
Head of Maninder Dhaliwal Group
The police believe that Maninder Dhaliwal is the ringleader of the criminal gang involved in the extortion. Edmonton police gave an update Friday on Project Gaslight, an investigation into incidents targeting business owners in Edmonton. Which was being run by a group from Punjab.
40 events were identified
So far, 40 incidents have been identified, including an apartment fire in Cavanagh, southwest Edmonton, early Friday morning. Senior police officer Dale McPhee says that extortion does not only affect one person or people, but it creates an atmosphere of fear in the entire community. Now the police will take strict action against such incidents.
They were linking the youth with them in crime
It is being reported that police and RCMP conducted a search operation at 6 locations in southeast Edmonton. In which 6 people were arrested. Police say that the identified person is a key member of the criminal network. Crime Branch officer Jev Patton said that more youths were being roped in to commit the crime.
The age of the accused is between 17 and 21 years
Police said that money is given to carry out the incidents. The age of the arrested accused is between 17 and 21 years. The police has appealed to the youth that if they do not stay away from such people, they may get into trouble.