A 33-year-old man of Indian origin has been arrested within the metropolis of Hamilton, Canada, for allegedly making extortion calls and threats.
Hitesh Bansal, a resident of Brampton, Canada, has been charged with three counts of extortion after allegedly making threats of violence to Brampton enterprise homeowners, households, and workers.
Bansal, who was arrested on February 12, is at the moment in police custody, has a pending bail listening to on the Ontario Court docket of Justice in Brampton.
The Canadian authorities have additionally apprehended extra suspects linked to extortion threats focusing on companies within the Better Toronto space, significantly these owned by South Asians.
“The accused claimed to have ties to the mob and that they’d drive the sufferer to close down their enterprise. The threats have been made by way of telephone calls and textual content messages,” in accordance with Peel Police.
Peel Regional Police’s Extortion Investigative Process Power (EITF) is investigating the matter.
This improvement follows the arrest of 4 people by the Peel Police. Gagan Ajit Singh, Anmoldeep Singh, Hashmeet Kaur, and Iymanjot Kaur have been arrested by the Peel Police on January 24, in reference to related offences, together with property harm, threats, and firearms-related violations.
Moreover, Arundeep Thind, 39, was individually charged with extortion associated to a selected incident for sending threatening messages and demanding cash. He was arrested however launched after two weeks in custody.
Thind’s message, ‘Putt bach ke’, proper after his launch, was geared toward his targets, worrying the native Indo-Canadian group.
