Ludhiana youth shot dead in Canada, parents seek answers
The Canadian police stated that Yuvraj Goyal had no criminal record and the motive for his targeting was under investigation.
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Yuvraj Goyal had gone to Canada in 2019 on a student visa.
Yuvraj Goyal, a 28-year-old man from Punjab’s Ludhiana, was shot dead in Surrey, Canada. He had gone to the country in 2019 on a student visa.
According to Canadian media reports, local police have identified four suspects — Manvir Basram, 23, Sahib Basra, 20, and Harkirat Jhutty, 23, of Surrey, and Keilon Francois, 20, of Ontario. They have been charged with first-degree murder.
The Canadian police stated that Yuvraj had no criminal record and the motive for his targeting was under investigation.
Yuvraj recently received the Canadian Permanent Resident (PR) status and was working as a sales executive. His father, Rajesh Goyal, owns a firewood business, and his mother, Shakun Goyal, is a homemaker.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Shakun, who visited Yuvraj in March, said they are in shock as Yuvraj had no known enemies. “I spoke to him shortly before the incident. He was in his car, returning home from the gym early in the morning. He told me to go to sleep as it was nighttime here in India. He said he would call back later,” she recounted.
Devastated by the loss of their only son, Shakun and Rajesh said the Canadian government must understand that parents don’t send their children to Canada to receive their lifeless bodies back home. “I don’t think anyone can give us justice. No one can bring our son back, but the Canadian government must understand that parents send their children to Canada with a lot of dreams, not to get their lifeless bodies back,” said the inconsolable mother.
“Who should we blame? The Canadian government must realize that this is not the first such incident on their soil. They must strictly punish those who target innocents. Many such children have been killed in Canada before. My son never had even a minor clash with anyone since he went to Canada in 2019. Why was he targeted? Can anyone answer?” she asked.
“He was extremely happy and well-settled in White Rock, an upscale area in Surrey,” she said.
The family suspects it might be a case of mistaken identity. “According to local sources in Canada, it might be a case of mistaken identity. Someone else might have been the target, but Yuvraj was killed. This needs to be thoroughly investigated,” said Dr. Ranjana Sood, a relative.
Yuvraj went to Canada after graduating with a B.Com (Honors) from Delhi University. He worked for about two years in India before moving to Canada to pursue a master’s in finance. He was currently working as a sales executive at Canada-based Basant Motors.
“He not only loved his home country (India) but was also a responsible citizen of Canada. The Canadian government must answer why he met this fate. How can someone brazenly kill an innocent man? Are there any answers?” asked his mother.
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