British Columbia’s public safety minister said police intelligence had linked many cases of extortion against the South Asian community to India’s Lawrence Bishnoi gang, giving the government confidence to recently seek its listing as a terrorist organization.
Garry Begg, who is also solicitor general, said Thursday that the provincial government was providing $100,000 to set up a 60-day Crime Stoppers awareness campaign for victims in an effort to encourage witnesses to come forward.
