Punjab-origin gangster shot dead outside wedding venue in Canada

Samra was reportedly with the ‘UN Gang’, and according to sources, he was shot by men belonging to a rival gang called ‘Brothers Keeper Group’.

According to Canadian media reports, police officer Tania Visintin confirmed the murder and said the police had received a call on their helpline number after Samra was shot at and immediately rushed to the spot. They tried to save him by giving him CPR until paramedics arrived, but he died on the spot.

The police appealed to people to provide information about the attackers. “Anyone with information that could assist investigators is asked to call the Vancouver Police Homicide Unit at 604-717-2500,” read a police statement. A Vancouver-based NRI from Jalandhar, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Indian Express that Samra had come to the wedding along with his brother Ravinder. The NRI said the killers even set Samra’s vehicle on fire.

“One of the guests at the wedding said that some people were moving around the venue and they were the killers,” said the NRI, adding that Samra had been involved in several crimes in Canada for the past several years.

According to reports, Samra was among the top-10 gangsters of the UN Gang. In April this year, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit-British Columbia of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police released a list of 11 dreaded criminals with nine Punjabi gangsters, including Samra.

Both the brothers are involved in drug trafficking in the US and Canada. Both of them have huge stakes in the business with their rival gangs which included the Brothers, the keepers group, Wolfpack, and the red scorpion group.