Tribune press service

Chandigarh July 25

A guerrilla firefight in Vancouver, Canada, resulted in the deaths of mobster Maninder Dhaliwal and his friend Satinder Gill, according to a report by the Vancouver Sun.

According to the news, the deceased belonged to the “Guardian Brothers” gang.

“At the time of the shooting near the Sundial Hotel in the heart of Vancouver’s Whistler Village, 29-year-old mobster Maninder Dhaliwal was accompanied by his friend Satinder Gill, who was not involved in the gang,” the report said. .

Dhaliwal died at the scene, while Jill succumbed to her injuries at a health center.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed on Sunday evening that the shooting was linked to gang disputes on the Lower Continent.

“RCMP Sea-to-Sky were able to locate and arrest several individuals,” Sergeant Timothy Pierrotty said, adding that the burned vehicle found in Building 3300 at Ptarmigan Place was linked to the murders.

The incident comes ten days after the horrific murder of Repudhaman Singh Malik, after he was acquitted of charges of bombing an Air India plane.

The last two victims were shot dead in broad daylight while sitting in a car in a public place like Repudaman Malik and, as in that accident, a car was found burning nearby, according to media reports.

But the two incidents have not been linked by authorities.

CTV reported, citing officials, that two people whose identities have not been made public have been arrested in connection with the recent killings.

But so far there have been no arrests in Malik’s murder.

Dhaliwal, along with his brother Barinder, was on a list of six men, including four of Indian descent, released by the Vancouver Police Department last year as ‘gangsters’ who ‘pose a significant risk to the safety of the audience”. . .

“Our police intelligence leads us to believe that the individuals we identify today may be targeted by members of a rival gang,” Police Chief Adam Palmer warned when posting his photos.

The Vancouver Sun reported that Dhaliwal was a member of a gang known as “Brothers Keeper” (BK), while Gill was not known for his gang involvement.

The newspaper’s website reports that Dhaliwal’s brother was killed in April last year.

CTV said the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) confirmed that Dhaliwal and Gill were targeted and that the shooting was linked to an ongoing gang dispute in the BC region, which includes Vancouver. .

The Sun said BK had been involved in violent fights over the years with the gang known as the “United Nations” and with some members of the Red Scorpions.

She added that Dhaliwal’s brother, Harb, was killed last year outside a restaurant in Vancouver while he was with him and Parrinder.

He added that Manender pursued the shooter, Françoise Gauthier, and stabbed him in the eye, but did not face any charges.

The Sun newspaper reported that Gauthier last month confessed to the murder in a Canadian court and was sentenced to life in prison.

She said Maninder and Barinder had been shot several times in the past. (with IANS entry)