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Surrey home behind police tape after suspected extortion-related shooting
Tickets for Punjabi pop concerts are selling fast
Surrey police are investigating another possible case of extortion after an early morning shooting. Just before 1 a.m., police said officers responded to a shooting at a home in the 13400-block of 87A Street. Officers say no one inside the home was injured, but the home was damaged and bullet casings were found outside. The Extortion Response Team has taken the lead in the investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Surrey police’s non-emergency line. As of Monday, April 20, Surrey police say there have been 87 reported extortion cases this year, 15 related shots-fired cases, two arson cases and 46 victims, 25 of whom are repeat victims.
Semi driver who drove over a tow truck and Mercedes given house arrest
A dramatic crash that saw a semi run over a tow truck, the truck’s flatbed and a Mercedes has resulted in an Alberta semi-truck driver being sentenced to house arrest. The collision happened on Highway 1 west of Field, B.C. on Dec. 8, 2023. The Mercedes was stopped for excessive speeding and was being impounded at the time. A B.C. Highway patrol officer, the tow truck driver and the Mercedes driver were on scene, but not injured in the collision. Video shared by RCMP shows the semi going up the tow truck’s flatbed trailer like a ramp and crashing over the tow truck and Mercedes in front of it. In a press release, B.C. RCMP said everyone is lucky to be alive. Continued on Page 10...
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Two of the biggest global names in Punjabi music are set to take over Canada’s largest venues — underscoring the genre’s explosive rise worldwide. Diljit Dosanjh and Karan Aujla are launching Canadian tours drawing demand promoters say rivals some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Dosanjh kicks off the Canadian leg of his Aura World Tour in Vancouver on April 23, aiming to sell out B.C. Place. “I’ve gone to various cities, I went to Coachella to see him,” said Preet Gill, a fan who has tickets for the upcoming Calgary show. “He’s representing Punjabi culture on the world stage." Dosanjh, who is from Punjab, India, has released more than a dozen albums
over his career spanning two decades. He is also an actor in Hindi and Punjabi cinema, most recently starring in the 2026 release Border 2. Last year, Dosanjh turned heads as the first turban-wearing Indian artist to walk the Met Gala in New York. Gill's 12-year-old son, Amarveer, calls himself a super fan. Continued on Page 4...
Indian politician wrecks cricket pitch with tractor after not being invited In a shocking incident that has left the cricket community stunned, a local politician allegedly drove a tractor onto a cricket ground and destroyed the pitch, forcing the abandonment of a tournament final. The bizarre episode, which took place in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, has gone viral on social media, triggering widespread outrage and raising questions about security and “VIP culture” in grassroots sports. According to reports, the incident unfolded during the final of a local cricket tournament in Dharangaon. Just as the event was underway, the politician, reportedly
upset over not being invited as a guest, arrived at the venue and took drastic action. Eyewitnesses claim he drove a tractor directly onto the pitch and began ploughing it, leaving the playing surface completely damaged within minutes. Continued on Page 10...
Punjabi court interpreter detained by ICE at airport says she's been 'humiliated and treated like a criminal' A longtime Texas court interpreter who is being held in a federal detention facility after being detained by federal immigration officers says her arrest and detention has been a "degrading" experience. Meenu Batra, who has lived in the U.S. for about 35 years and has a "withholding of removal" order that prevents her from being deported to her home country of India due to fear of persecution, spoke to ABC News from El Valle Detention Facility in Raymondville, Texas, after she was arrested by authorities on March 17. Continued on Page 10...
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