Man from India shot dead in Canada amid crisis in bilateral relations

Sukhdool Singh Gill alias Sukha Duneke, an alleged ally of the Bambiha gang, was shot dead in Canada’s Winnipeg by unidentified assailants, Report informs referring to The Indian Express.

Duneke was wanted in Punjab in cases of extortion, attempt to murder and murder.

According to Punjab police officials, Duneke had fled to Canada in 2017, and had since been running an extortion racket. His name also figured in a list of forty persons released by the NIA on Tuesday for allegedly being involved in terror-related activities.

The Bambiha gang, which Duneke was allegedly working with, has rivalry with the Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar gangs, police said. Duneke is also an accused in the killing of Kabaddi player Sandeep Naggal Ambian, who was shot dead during a kabaddi match in March 2022 in Punjab’s Mallian village. It was alleged that he had provided the hideout to the killers at a relative’s home in Amritsar.