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South Asian gangster and his 11-year-old son shot dead in Edmonton An 11-year-old boy was were killed inside their vehicle intentionally shot to death along around noon Thursday. The with his father Thursday at a boy was not mistakenly hit, busy shopping plaza in southeast Edmonton Police Service acting Edmonton in what police are Supt. Colin Derksen told a calling a troubling escalation Friday morning news conference. Uppal was “followed with of gang violence in the city. intention of finding The child and his 41-year- the old father, Harpreet Uppal, him and ending his life.
BC suspends Surrey Police Board, names administrator The province of BC has suspended the Surrey Police Board and appointed an administrator to help move the transition from the RCMP to a municipal force along. Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says Mike Serr, a former Abbotsford Police chief, will serve as administrator to perform the functions of the Surrey Police Board and help with the police transition. “Mike Serr is the police board the administrator assumes all the functions of the police board,” Farnworth affirmed Thursday. “He is the one who will be dealing with the budget for the Surrey Police Service.”
That compares to the national average, which has seen a dip in the last week or so, and hovers around $1.50/litre. “Average gas prices in Canada have fallen to their lowest level since March, due to seasonal weakness in demand and Continued on page 7
Most Canadians want Trudeau to cut the carbon price on all home heating, poll suggests A new poll suggests most Canadians want more carbon price carve-outs, and that Ottawa’s decision to lift the levy on heating oil for more than one million households is so far not driving support towards the governing Liberals. Prime
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Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged his government will not cave to pressure from premiers and opposition parties to keep watering down his signature climate policy by removing the carbon levy from more forms of heating fuel. In interviews with Continued on page 6
Thieves taken down by mob at a Scarborough mall A group of men wrestled the suspected crooks to the ground as they tried to flee the mall and held them until Toronto police arrived. Bystanders wrestled two alleged thieves to the ground at Majestic City, a South Asian Tamil community mall located at Markham Rd. and McNicoll Ave. and detained the duo until Toronto Police arrived. The chaos was all caught on video and posted online on Reddit Friday afternoon.
Australia to meet India in World Cup final on Sunday India will play against Australia in World Cup Cricket final to be played in Ahmedabad, India. Australia beat South Africa by three wickets in Semi Final in a gripping clash in Kolkata. In stark contrast with Wednesday’s run-fest in Mumbai, where India toppled New Zealand in the first semi-final, the second was a low-scoring affair full of twists and turns as Australia made hard work of their pursuit of 213.
Indian PM Modi gets Grammy nod The 2024 Grammy nominations dropped last Friday, with both familiar names (see Taylor Swift’s six noms) and some unexpected new faces. Perhaps the most unexpected? India’s prime minister Narendra Modi earned a nomination for a song about millet. Yes, the grain. Indian singers Falu and Gaurav Shah wrote and performed “Abundance in Millets” alongside the prime minister, featuring Modi’s speeches about millet’s many benefits. The song was nominated in the Best Global Music Performance category, up against tracks from Nigerian Afrobeat star Burna Boy, Mexico’s Silvana Estrada and more.
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Justin Trudeau won’t say if Canada will designate the IRGC a terrorist organization A Global News investigation has found evidence that Canada has become a safe haven for affiliates of the Islamic Republic of Iran who are allegedly threatening the lives of Iranian Canadians, and other dissidents in this country. Critics of the regime are renewing their calls for the Canadian government to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary
Guard (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. During an appearance in Maple Ridge, B.C., on Tuesday, Global News asked Trudeau if Canada would make that designation, just like the United States did in 2019. “We continue to watch and make sure we’re able to do everything we can that is responsible against the impact of the IRGC,” Trudeau said Tuesday.
Loblaws profits soaring as food prices and hunger spin out of control Much like its key competitor, Loblaws profits have soared in recent months, with the supermarket giant announcing another huge jump in earnings on Wednesday, just as CEO Galen Weston relinquishes his role at the company’s helm.
In the third quarter of this fiscal year, Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported $18.27 billion in revenue and $621 million in profit, which mark growth of five per cent and just shy of 12 per cent, respectively, from the same period last year.
India not ruling out investigation into Canada’s allegations over Nijjar, but wants evidence: Jaishankar External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is not ruling out an investigation into Canada’s allegations about the involvement of the Indian government’s agents in the killing of a Khalistani separatist in that country but wants it to provide evidence to back its claims. JJaishankar made the comments on Wednesday in response to questions during a conversation with
veteran journalist Lionel Barber titled ‘How a Billion People See the World’ in London. “If you have a reason to make such an allegation, please share the evidence with us. We are not ruling out an investigation and looking at anything which they may have to offer. They haven’t done so,” Jaishankar, who was here on a five-day official visit to the U.K., said while responding to a question.
Two arrested for assaulting VPD officers during CRAB Park tent removals A man and woman were arrested for allegedly assaulting police keeping the peace during the removal of tents from an unsanctioned area. A resident of an encampment at CRAB Park in downtown Vancouver allegedly brandished a tent pole at two police officers supervising as city staff relocated people and their property from an unsanctioned part of the park. VPD officers had been asked to maintain order and keep
the peace on Wednesday morning during the removal of some of the tents at the camp, which has been at the waterfront park for two years. “Around 9 a.m., one person within the encampment became hostile and used a tent pole as a weapon to assault two VPD officers,” said Sgt. Steve Addison in an email response to questions from Postmedia News on Wednesday afternoon.
Canadian home sales decline as high interest rates curb demand Canada’s housing market saw a notable decrease in existing home sales, dropping by 5.6% in October, as higher interest rates continue to cool down what was once a fervent sector during the pandemic. This latest decline echoes a previous dip in June 2022 when sales fell by 6.4%, underscoring the impact of the Bank of Canada’s aggressive rate hikes on consumer spending. Industry experts have observed a marked reduction in buyer activity, with Larry
Cerqua noting a significant drop in potential homebuyers. John Pasalis pointed out recordlow sales of detached homes in Toronto, highlighting how the country’s largest city is not immune to the nationwide trend. The Bank of Canada’s sustained campaign of raising borrowing costs has resulted in some of the highest interest rates seen in over two decades, leading to an economic slowdown with the housing market among the hardest hit sectors.
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100 Vancouver police rush to protect Trudeau after pro-Palestinian protesters surrounds restaurant Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded a Vancouver Chinatown restaurant where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was dining Tuesday night, with scores of police sent to control the crowd that was chanting for a ceasefire in the IsraelHamas war. Sgt. Steve Addison said police used a Taser to subdue one man who was arrested for assaulting an officer, while another was arrested for obstruction. Addison told a news conference that police were concerned about “specific actions” by the protesters, including the moving of protective barricades.
He said 100 officers attended what he called a “spontaneous” protest by about 250 people just before 10 p.m. He said the officers had been sent to control the crowd so Trudeau could leave the restaurant. Videos showed protesters waving Palestinian flags, shouting slogans and jeering Trudeau outside the Bagheera restaurant and cocktail bar on Main Street in Chinatown. In one video posted on social media, the person filming could be heard saying protesters had followed Trudeau to Bagheera from Vij’s, a restaurant in Cambie Village.
Senior killed after hit-and-run in Strawberry Hill area An 81-year-old elderly person, died due to a hit-and-run collision in Surrey. The collision took place in the Strawberry Hill neighbourhood just before 7 p.m., Wednesday at 120A Street and 75 Ave. Surrey RCMP Mounties are investigating the fatal collision and confirmed the death Thursday morning. Investigators believe the man was
crossing the road when he was struck by a vehicle, which did not remain at the scene. Surrey RCMP is asking for anyone in the area of 120A Street and 75 Avenue between 6:30 and 7 p.m. to contact them. Investigators are also looking for any dash cam footage or CCTV footage from the area as well. Anyone with information is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.
$20K bronze sculpture stolen from art gallery in Vancouver An art gallery in Vancouver’s Gastown said it was targeted by a planned smash-and-grab that has left them without a $20,000 sculpture. The Gallery George on West Hastings Street said it had its front glass door smashed when the power went out on their
block at around 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Shortly after, a massive 200-pound bronze horse head sculpture was taken from its pedestal. “It was definitely planned,” said Theresa Mura, the art gallery’s director.
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BC man ordered to pay $450,000 over 2019 wildfire triggered by debris burn he B.C. Forest Appeals Commission says a man who lit a large debris pile on fire that eventually caused a wildfire should pay the provincial government nearly $450,000 for firefighting costs and lost timber resources. In an appeal decision released last week, the commission found Clarke Matthiesen tried to blame an arsonist for
the wildfire that started on his property west of Quesnel, B.C., in the province’s interior. The decision says Matthiesen lit the debris fire on a property he owns with his brother in February 2019, thinking snow around the blaze would work as a “fuel break.” But more than two months later, Matthiesen and his brother came upon a grass fire nearby,
One in five Canadians want Trudeau to resign because they are ‘just tired of him’ Almost two in three Canadians have a negative impression of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and half want him to resign before the next election, a new survey suggests. While affordability, housing and public debt are higher on the reasons people want Trudeau to go, one in five people surveyed said they want him to resign simply because they are “just tired of him.” The Leger poll for The Canadian Press suggests widespread dissatisfaction with the Liberal government on everything from housing affordability and inflation to health care, government spending and climate change. It was taken online in Canada over
three days last weekend, with 1,612 people responding. While the results were statistically weighted it cannot be assigned a margin of error because online polls are not considered truly random samples. It comes after months of unfavourable poll numbers for Trudeau and the Liberals who have just passed the eighth anniversary of their 2015 election win. Nationally, 30 per cent of respondents said they were satisfied with Trudeau’s government, while 63 per cent said they were not. Trudeau trails Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on who would be the best prime minister by a wide margin,
Video showing Mississauga Diwali fight goes viral A video capturing the Diwali celebration in Brampton, Canada, gained widespread attention as groups displaying Khalistani flags reportedly disrupted the event, leading to chaos. “Peel Regional Police is currently investigating
the incident that occurred at Westwood Square Mall” in the Malton neighbourhood, police said in an email. Many who watched the video posted comments on social media. Dreamgirl said, “Shouldn’t they be home celebrating and eating food with their family?”
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Saturday, November 18, 2023 By Kris Sims and Gage Haubrich
Trudeau cancels carbon tax on home heating in Atlantic Canada only Everyone else has to pay
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just gave Western Canada another punch in the face. The good news is that Trudeau is suspending his carbon tax on home heating fuel. The bad news is the exemption is for just one kind of home heating fuel. Guess which kind? Furnace oil, the kind of heating fuel found almost exclusively in the
homes of Atlantic Canada, where Trudeau’s Liberal government holds a lot of seats. Trudeau is suspending his federal carbon tax on furnace oil until just after the next election, expected in two years. The federal carbon tax currently costs 12 cents extra per cubic metre of natural gas, 10 cents extra per litre of propane
and 17 cents extra per litre of furnace oil. The average household in Atlantic Canada uses about 1,600 litres of furnace oil per year. That means the carbon tax would cost about $272 extra for winter heat. That winter warmth will now get a reprieve from Trudeau’s carbon tax. However, the tax will still apply to propane and natural gas that many families in the rest of Canada use to stay warm. What about the West? What early Christmas present did we get from Ottawa to ease the pain of winter heating bills? The naive Westerner might be surprised to hear that it’s, as usual, nothing because most homes in Western Canada rely on natural gas for heat, not furnace oil. An average Alberta home uses about 2,800 cubic metres of natural gas per year, so the carbon tax will cost Albertans about $337 extra to heat their home. Saskatchewan homes use about 2,244 cubic metres of natural gas, costing $269 extra in the carbon tax per year, and homes in Manitoba go through about 1,989 cubic metres of natural gas, costing $238 more for the winter. Despite that regional unfairness, Thursday afternoon’s announcement displayed an important revelation. He has finally been forced to admit the carbon tax is unaffordable. He has had to concede that it is unwise and unfair to punish people with a carbon tax for the essential action of heating their homes to survive a Canadian winter. The carbon tax carve out for only furnace oil is so obviously preferential that Trudeau is bound to get pressure from other corners of his caucus. Average Ontario homes go through about 2,300 cubic meters of natural gas per year, costing them more than $280 extra per year in Trudeau’s carbon tax. Liberal MPs from across the province – all 76 of them – will be having some interesting conversations with their constituents. Why aren’t they getting the same deal? It’s not surprising, given that Trudeau hasn’t helped carve out needed carbon tax exemptions before. Bill C-234 is a bill that seeks to remove the carbon tax from propane and natural gas for use on farms because farmers, especially in rural areas, often have no other choice of fuel. It received unanimous support in the House of Commons from all parties except the Liberals.
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Most Canadians want Justin Trudeau to cut the carbon price on all home heating, poll suggests From page 1
carve-outs. Seventy-two per cent of the survey’s 2,000 respondents said the federal government should “exempt other types of home heating fuels (like natural gas or propane) from the carbon tax for a few years to help people deal with the rising cost of living.”
with The Canadian Press and RadioCanada, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has said no more exemptions will occur while he’s in the job. Now, a new survey by Abacus Data suggests most Canadians want the Liberal government to give more
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Eight cases of salmonella linked to imported cantaloupes in BC BC’s Centre for Disease Control says there have been eight confirmed cases of a rare strain of salmonella in the province since mid-November. The centre says in a statement that the outbreak has been linked to imported cantaloupes sold under the label “Malichita”
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Gold stolen from Toronto airport was not insured, Air Canada claims in denying responsibility Airline breaks its silence on Pearson airport gold heist mystery after $20-million load was stolen when it arrived in Toronto on a flight from Switzerland. The cargo container stuffed with gold bars and millions in cash that was stolen from Toronto’s Pearson airport was not insured, according to Air Canada, as the airline denies responsibility for the
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BC-India Business Network hosted their grand Diwali Gala on Oct 28 at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. The event was attended by nearly 350 guests representing government, public institutions, businesses, non-profit organizations, media and friends of Canada and India. The Platinum Sponsor was ICICI Canada and the event was graced by President and CEO, Mr. Vikash Sharma. The Premier of British Columbia, Hon. David Eby and the Premier of Yukon, Hon. Ranj Pillai attended the celebration and spoke about the
importance of the India-Canada relationship and the important role of the diaspora. The Consul general of India in Vancouver Shri. Manish attended and received this year’s Leadership Award for his leadership and contributions to strengthen the India-Canada trade and cultural relations. The Consul General of Mexico in Vancouver Hon. Berenice Diaz Ceballos also attended the celebration. The celebration included entertainment by: Arjita Bansal, a national award winner from India, Kathak and Bollywood dancer
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INDIA India trade gap widens to record level in October
India’s trade deficit widened to a record last month as imports surged, buoyed by strong consumer spending ahead of the festival season. The gap between exports and imports unexpectedly swelled to US$31.46 billion in October, trade ministry data
showed on Wednesday (Nov 15). The reading is significantly higher than the US$20.4 billion deficit forecast by economists in a Bloomberg survey and a gap of US$19.37 billion in September. A 12.3 per cent jump in inbound shipments to a fresh high of US$65.03 billion came as demand for most items,
Chief of Sahara Group dies at 75 Subrata Roy, the founder of Sahara, once one of India’s largest conglomerates, died on Tuesday, his company said in a statement. He
was 75. Roy died in a Mumbai hospital following “an extended battle with complications arising from metastatic malignancy, hypertension,
Sri Lanka court finds Rajapaksa brothers guilty of creating economic crisis Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued a symbolic ruling that the powerful Rajapaksa brothers – including two ex-presidents – were guilty of triggering the island’s worst financial crisis by mishandling the economy. In a majority verdict on multiple petitions filed by academics and civil rights activists,
a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the respondents, who all later resigned or were sacked, had violated public trust. The case was filed by corruption watchdog Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) and another four activists against top former officials,
Sikh restaurateur faces racism in Australia A Sikh restaurateur living in Australia for 15 years has been left shaken after he found excrement smeared on his car for several days in a row and racist letters that told him, “Go home, Indian”. Jarnail ‘Jimmy’ Singh, who runs ‘Dawat – The Invitation’ restaurant in Hobart,
Tasmania, said he had been continuously targeted for over the last two to three months. “It’s mentally very stressful when it comes to your house, and particularly (being targeted) with your name on it... It’s too much mental stress. Something has to be done,” Singh told ABC News on Tuesday.
India raises Khalistan issue & safety of its diplomats with UK External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised India’s long-standing concerns about pro-Khalistan extremism in the UK during his meetings with the country’s leaders, stressing that they should be on guard against the misuse of freedom of expression and speech. Jaishankar concluded his five-day visit to
the UK on Wednesday, which he described as “timely” after a series of cross-party engagements amid “substantial progress” on the ongoing free trade agreement negotiations. During a media interaction at the High Commission of India in London before leaving, the minister shared
About thousand Indian medical students move from Ukrain to Uzebekistan Evacuated from war-hit Ukraine in 2021, hundreds of Indian MBBS students, who thought their academic journey was over, have resumed their studies and started new lives in a leading medical university in Uzbekistan.
The Samarkand State Medical University in Uzbekistan has accommodated over 1,000 Indian medical students from Ukraine after the Indian Embassy in Ukraine reached out to them enquiring if the affected students can seek a transfer.
Adani adviser’s inclusion in ministry panel sparks furore The inclusion of an adviser from Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) in an Environment Ministry panel created a political uproar on Tuesday with Opposition parties slamming the government
for a perceived “conflict of interest”. Janardan Choudhary, a key adviser to Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), was named as one of the seven non-institutional members by the Union Environment
Arrest warrant issued against woman who threw hot coffee at Indian-American man & his son Police have identified the woman who threw a cup of hot coffee at an IndianAmerican man wearing a Palestinian scarf, and his 18-month-old son at a playground in New York last week.
Ashish Prashar, 40, was playing with his son at the Edmonds Playground in Brooklyn when the incident occurred on November 7. Sharing a post on X on Wednesday, Prashar said the New York Police Department
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Sauva Sikh Temple celebrates 100 years anniversay It is a great achievement for the Samabula Sikh temple as the The Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee will be celebrating its 100 years of establishment from this Saturday. General Secretary Paramjit Singh says this marks a great milestone for the temple where they will begin with the
procession of the holy book from Kundan Singh to the Samabula Sikh temple, sing Kirtans, do charity work, Cultural programs, and the unveiling of the plague. Singh says this will be a week-long program which they hope to celebrate in a big way.
Aiyaz Khaiyum still in Singapore, has not surrender his passport - Sharma Former Attorney General Aiyaz SayedKhaiyum is still in Singapore recovering from the surgery he received last month. His lawyer, Devanesh Sharma, says from the doctor’s assessment, Sayed-Khaiyum has gone through internal procedures and he won’t be able to travel until the end of December. Sharma says once he arrives, they will
surrender his client’s passport to the court. Acting Chief Magistrate Waleen George told both counsels that it is better to put a mention date in January. When the Acting Chief Magistrate questioned Sharma if Sayed-Khaiyum will be in the country in January, he assured the court that Sayed-Khaiyum will be in Fiji.
Deal brings a visa-free Pacific closer The announcement that Australia will provide 280 permanent residency visas to Tuvalu each year as part of a new treaty between the two countries is the latest in a series of pathbreaking Pacific migration initiatives unveiled by Australia’s Labor government. In this article I explore how the new
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56-storey tower with 641 rental homes coming to The Amazing Brentwood Tower 7 of The Amazing Brentwood (TAB) mall redevelopment is being planned as 100% secured purpose-built rental housing for its residential component. Shape Properties has submitted a new rezoning application to redevelop an internal parcel in the northwest quadrant of the
Cash-strapped Pakistan sold USD 364 million of arms to Ukrain Cash-strapped Pakistan reportedly earned USD 364 million in an arms deal with two private US companies last year to supply ammunition to Ukraine in its war with Russia, according to a media report. A British military cargo plane flew
Senators protest military courts for PTI supporters Scores of senators from three major parties staged protest in Senate against hasty passage of a resolution which rejected the Supreme Court’s verdict on military courts, and called for its immediate withdrawal, media reports said on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court on October 23 declared the trial of civilians in military courts as “null and void” and ordered authorities to conduct the hearing of the cases of former prime minister Imran Khan’s supporters arrested for their involvement in the May 9
High Court issues stay order against jail trial of former PM Khan high court on Tuesday issued a stay order against the jail trial of former prime minister Imran Khan in the cipher case, as a special court was hearing the case
in a high-security Rawalpindi prison. The 71-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman is currently detained in Adiala jail in Rawalpindi on judicial remand.
‘Smog emergency’ imposed in Lahore but still it is one of the most polluted cities in the world Lahore has become the latest megacity to shut down as pollution chokes swathes of South Asia, where nearly 50 million people have been breathing toxic air for nearly a week.
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property. Currently, the footprint of this development site is occupied by the former Zellers building, which has been used as the redevelopment’s presentation centre. This is the final development parcel of the second phase of the sitewide redevelopment of four phases.
from Pakistan Air Force Base Nur Khan in Rawalpindi to the British military base in Cyprus, Akrotiri, and then to Romania a total of five times to supply arms to the war-torn country, the BBC Urdu reported on Monday.
Pakistan’s second most populous city – of more than 13 million people – has shut schools and closed public parks, malls and offices after the air quality index (AQI) this week
Vancouver axes parking minimums for projects in West End, Broadway Plan zone
Vancouver city council has approved yet another tool aimed at bringing more housing online. Starting next year, developments in the city’s West End and the Broadway Plan area will no longer have to include
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a minimum number of parking spots. Councillors unanimously approved the change at a meeting Wednesday. “It definitely is going to enable some projects to come forward that quite honestly wouldn’t have been able to otherwise,” Vancouver Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung said.
Saturday, November 18, 2023 After the tussle between Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann reached the Supreme Court, the former on Thursday prorogued the Budget Session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Governor Purohit has also given his consent to the Punjab Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (Amendment) Bill (FRBM), 2023. The Bill is to be presented in the Winter Session of the Vidhan Sabha, which is proposed to be held in the last week of November. With this, all three money Bills that the government wanted to be tabled in the Vidhan Sabha have been given the nod by the Governor. The other two money Bills — The Punjab Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Indian Stamp (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2023 — were given the nod on October 31. However, no decision has been taken on the four Bills passed by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in its two-day special sitting held on June 19-20.
Mohali police arrested a gangster Mohali police arrested Goldy BrarSaba USA gang member Gurpal of Dera Bassi from Rankhandi village in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh this morning. Gurpal had been reportedly provided a hideout by his foreignbased handlers in UP. A .30 caliber Chinese pistol and five cartridges were seized from him. Gurpal is a coaccused in the November 6 incident in which Manjeet Singh, alias Guri, a resident of Khedi Gujran, Dera Bassi, was arrested after he allegedly opened fire on a police team on the VIP road here. Gurpal was allegedly accompanying him on a bike, but he managed to flee after the incident. The police had seized a .30 calibre Chinese pistol along with seven cartridges and a .32 calibre pistol along with eight cartridges and a motorcycle from Manjeet.
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