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Punjabi woman arrested in Canada after infant found dead in Brampton home

June 02, 2026 9:44 am

The accused, Simran Kaur, has been held pending a bail hearing. The police are now investigating whether the newborn was alive at birth, and the circumstances surrounding the delivery and death.

Canada Surrey deportation Indian-origin men

Punjabi youngsters deported from Canada in escalating extortion crackdown

May 06, 2026 12:28 pm

Surrey has recorded around 90 extortion attempts since late 2025, connected to at least 15 or 16 shootings and two arson cases. Many victims are repeat targets, often from the South Asian community.

Three young men of Punjabi origin have been charged with serious firearm offences

3 Punjabi men charged in Surrey ‘extortion’ shooting

February 03, 2026 4:20 pm

Authorities have described the incident as another example of extortion-related violence, a crisis that has disproportionately affected Surrey’s large Punjabi and South Asian population.

Delhi: Punjabi vote bank back with BJP after favouring AAP for 10 years

February 12, 2025 5:04 am

Senior BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa, the MLA-elect from Rajouri Garden, said: “West Delhi has 60% Punjabi population... this part of the city faces water crisis every summer

Post-operation Amritpal: Getting death threats from Khalistani groups, says chief of Canada-based body

April 04, 2023 7:50 pm

Gill, a social activist for the Punjabi community’s issues worldwide has written to the chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) regarding an apparent threat to the security of the High Commissioner of India to Canada, Sanjay Verma.