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www.theasianstar.com SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2024
South Asian man accussed and charged with selling 400 stolen catalytic converters A Surrey metal recycler has been charged in a major Burnaby RCMP investigation that resulted in the seizure of 439 catalytic converters, most of which are believed to have been stolen and destined for shipment to the United States, according to police. Burnaby RCMP launched “Project E-Pagwa” in March 2021 to combat a rise in catalytic converter thefts in the city, according to a news release Wednesday. During a “lengthy and complicated” investigation that involved undercover work, investigators zeroed-in on a man who was “allegedly knowingly” buying stolen catalytic
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converters from thieves across the Lower Mainland, the release said. Continued on Page 7...
India criticises Canadian parliament for observing ‘one-minute silence’ in memory of Hardeep Nijjar India on Friday was critical of the Canadian parliament observing “one-minute silence” in the memory of Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down in Surrey, British Columbia, in June last year. “We naturally oppose any moves giving political space to extremism and advocacy of violence,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. In an unusual move, the Canadian parliament observed “one-minute silence” two days ago in memory of Nijjar. The relations between the two countries came under severe strain following Trudeau’s allegations in September last year of a “potential” involvement of Indian agents in Nijjar’s killing. New Delhi rejected Trudeau’s charges as “absurd”. India has been maintaining that the main issue between the two countries is that of Canada giving space to pro-Khalistan elements operating from Canadian soil with impunity. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra last week said India’s main issue with Canada continues to be the political space that Ottawa provides to antiIndia elements which advocate extremism and violence. Nijjar, who was declared a terrorist by India, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in British Columbia on June 18 last year. The murder is being probed by the RCMP.
The Canada Revenue Agency is ramping up efforts to recover overpayments of pandemicrelated benefits. Starting in July, the agency said Thursday it will begin issuing legal warnings and could start to take steps to recover overpayments of all COVID-19 programs such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) and the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit. Actions may include taking payments from wages or bank accounts. Continued on Page 6...
24-year-old Indian man disguised as senior citizen caught at airport trying to board flight to Canada On June 18, 2024, India’s Central Industrial Security Force detained a man identified as Guru Sewak Singh at DEL after officials became suspicious of his odd appearance. Singh was trying to board an Air Canada flight using a passport of a 67-year-old man named Rashvindar Singh Sahota. Officials quickly noticed the discrepancy between his skin texture and voice which sounded youthful, than the age he was claiming to be. Upon further inspection, officials discovered Singh had dyed his hair white and wore glasses to appear older. An interrogation later revealed Singh’s real identity after officials led him to expose his actual passport. Singh was then taken into custody by Delhi Police.
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